Reported Nov 28, 2012 · Terminated

Dimension Vista(R) Systems Vista(R) Theophylline THEO Flex(R) Regent Cartridge (K4071) The THEO method is an in vitro…

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 500 GBC Drive, Mailstop 514 · Newark, DE · 19714-6101

Is this the product you have?

  • Dimension Vista(R) Systems Vista(R) Theophylline THEO Flex(R) Regent Cartridge (K4071) The THEO method is an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of Theophylline in human serum and plasma on the Dimension Vista(R) system.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lots 12135AE and 12171BB
Amount recalled
959 cartons

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Firm has received complaints from customers of "Abnormal Reaction" errors occurring on calibrations, QC and patient samples. The Abnormal Reaction flag is being triggered by an internal check in the method for atypical particle reagent aggregation.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jan 8, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:52 PM UTC

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