Reported Mar 25, 2020 · Terminated

IMMULITE 1000 Systems E2 Estradiol Catalog #: US: LKE21(D) and OUS: LKE21 - Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use…

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?

  • IMMULITE 1000 Systems E2 Estradiol Catalog #:
  • USLKE21(D)
  • and OUSLKE21 -
  • Product UsageFor in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE systems Analyzers for the quantitative measurement of estradiol in serum, as an aid in the diagnosis and treatment of various sexual disorders
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot #: All in date kit lots beginning 501 and above
  • CodeSiemens
  • Material Number (SMN) & (UDI) for US10702832 (00630414947891)
  • SMN & (UDI) for OUS10381132 (00630414966151)
Amount recalled
2267 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

Why it was recalled

Due to high discordant Estradiol results which.potentially affects all patient populations, A falsely elevated estradiol level could lead a clinician to misinterpret a patient as pre-menopausal when truly post- menopausal. This may lead to delayed initiation of a potentially beneficial drug and/or administration of an unnecessary drug in the treatment for hormone receptor positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

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 Nov 18, 2021 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:34 PM UTC

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