Reported Aug 14, 2013 · Terminated

Dimension Tacrolimus Flex reagent cartridge (DF107) and Dimension TACR CAL (DC107) Product Usage: The TACR method is an…

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?

  • Dimension Tacrolimus Flex reagent cartridge (DF107) and Dimension
  • TACR CAL (DC107) Product UsageThe TACR method is an in vitro diagnostic test intended to quantitatively measure Tacrolimus in human whole blood on the Dimension clinical chemistry system. Measurements of Tacrolimus are used as an aid in the management of tacrolimus therapy in kidney and liver transplant patients
Lot codes and dates
  • TACR Flex Reagent cartridge, material #10444938, (DF107) lot BB4087 with expiration date 3/28/14 and its linked calibrator, material #10445012, (DC 107) lot 3BD029 with expiration date 03/01/14.
Amount recalled
5423

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

Siemens initiated a recall due to confirmed complaints of low patient sample recovery with Dimension TACR Flex Reagent cartridge (DF107) lot BB4087 and its linked calibrator (DC 107) lot 3BD029. Falsely low Tacrolimus results across the assay range may lead to alterations in dosing.

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, 4:52 PM UTC

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