Reported Dec 28, 2016 · Terminated

IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Systems Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Assay, REF/Catalog Number LKPTS1, Siemens Material…

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. · 511 Benedict Ave · Tarrytown, NY · 10591-5005

Is this the product you have?

3 of 3 products

Products covered by this recall
Model / numberProduct as published
LKPTS1IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Systems Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Assay, REF/ , Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10706279 (US)
LKPS5Catalog Number LKPS1, SMN 10380960 and , SMN 10380949 (OUS)
IVD --- Origin: UK Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd. Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL554EL UK For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE /IMMULITE 1000/IMMULITE 2000/2000 XPi Analyzers for the quantitative measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in human serum, as an aid in the detection of prostate cancer when used in conjunction with digital rectal examination (DRE) in men aged 50 years or older. This assay is further indicated as an adjunctive test to aid in the management of prostate cancer patients.
Lot codes and dates
    • All lots LKPS1/LKPS5 - Lots 443
    • 445
    • 446 LKPTS1 - Lot D116
Amount recalled
4705 kits (US: 390 kits; OUS: 4315 kits)

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that the IMMULITE/ IMMULITE 1000 Systems PSA assays are not meeting the current High-dose Hook Effect expectation in the Instructions for Use.

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

Want the full recall guide?

The guide adds the identifying codes laid out for scanning, symptoms to watch for, a timeline, and news coverage of this recall.

Free recall alerts

Get alerted about new Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. recalls

One email when a matching recall is published. No account, no cost, unsubscribe in one click.

Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jun 7, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:03 PM UTC

RecallNow is not a government agency. Every fact on this page is published by the FDA, USDA or CPSC and links back to their notice.