Reported Feb 22, 2017 · Terminated

The Enzyme II Calibrator is an in vitro diagnostic product for the Alanine Aminotransferase (ALTI) on the Dimension¿…

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Low riskThis product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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?

  • The Enzyme II Calibrator is an in vitro diagnostic product for the Alanine Aminotransferase (ALTI) on the Dimension¿ clinical chemistry system. For prescription use only.
Lot codes and dates
  • Product Lot
    • 4MD047
    • 5CD052
    • 5FD017
    • 5GD050
    • 5HD010
    • 5JD069
    • 5LD051
    • 6AD054
Amount recalled
24,940.00

This recall covers 3 products

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

Why it was recalled

Complaints of positive shift of patient and QC results when the ALTI assay is calibrated with the Dimension Enzyme II calibrator. Internal investigation has confirmed that patient samples and QC material demonstrate a shift of up to 10% in comparison to results obtained using earlier calibrator lots.

This product is unlikely to cause harm, but it breaks a safety or labelling rule.

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Where this came from

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

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Feb 2, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:29 PM UTC

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