Reported Jan 29, 2014 · Terminated

Siemens ADVIA 1200 and ADVIA 1650 Chemistry Systems. Automated, clinical chemistry analyzers that can run tests on…

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 Dr Ms 514 · Newark, DE · 19702-2466

Is this the product you have?

  • Siemens ADVIA 1200 and ADVIA 1650 Chemistry Systems. Automated, clinical chemistry analyzers that can run tests on human serum, plasma, or urine.
Lot codes and dates
  • ADVIA 1200 with software versionsV2.00 and V2.01 ADVIA 1650 with software versions V3.52 and V4.01
Amount recalled
1563

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

An overflow flag //// is displayed in the result column for a test when the algorithm for the test cannot calculate a result or when the concentration cannot be determined because it is outside the absorbance limits, and it is possible for the user to misinterpret or edit the result.

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 Aug 26, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:47 PM UTC

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