Reported Jul 2, 2014 · Terminated

Siemens Healthcare ADVIA Acid/Base Reagent 1 and 2 Kit containing ADVIA Centaur Acid Reagent bottles, lot number:…

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 · 333 Coney St · East Walpole, MA · 02032-1516

Is this the product you have?

  • Siemens Healthcare ADVIA Acid/Base Reagent 1 and 2 Kit containing ADVIA Centaur Acid Reagent bottles
  • lot number454778
  • Kit Catalog Number112219
  • SMN10310026
  • Intended UseIn vitro diagnostic use. Acid Regent is a component of the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP instruments
Lot codes and dates
  • Kit Lot Number454779 Exp
  • Date
    • 28 February
    • 2015
Amount recalled
3,839 kits

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Swollen acid bottles due to a trace metal contamination in the Acid Reagent bottles

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 Feb 5, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:29 PM UTC

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