Reported Apr 15, 2015 · Terminated
QuikLYTE Dilution Check: used to monitor and adjust for the dilution ratio on Dimension clinical chemistry systems with…
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?
- QuikLYTE Dilution Checkused to monitor and adjust for the dilution ratio on Dimension clinical chemistry systems with the QuikLYTE module
- Intended Use of the QuikLYTE moduleThe Na+, K+, Cl and TCO2 methods on the Dimension clinical chemistry system with the QuikLYTE module are in vitro diagnostic tests intended for the quantitative measurement of sodium, potassium, chloride and total carbon dioxide in human serum and heparinized plasma. They are also intended for the quantitative measurement of Na+, K+ and Cl- in urine
- Lot codes and dates
Catalog Number S640Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10444872Lot Number 4MD707
- Amount recalled
- 5981
This recall covers 2 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.
Why it was recalled
A positive bias beyond 5% resulting in a dilution check failure or an unnecessary dilution check correction if the positive bias is greater than 1% and less than 5%. The dilution check correction would be detected by QC; however, if not detected by QC, the calibration curve would be decreased and cause elevated sodium, potassium and chloride patient results.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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