Reported Sep 7, 2016 · Terminated

ADVIA Chemistry XPT, SMN 10723034, IVD. --- This issue affects only the ADVIA Chemistry Hemoglobin A1c_3 Automated…

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?

  • ADVIA Chemistry XPT, SMN 10723034, IVD. --- This issue affects only the ADVIA Chemistry Hemoglobin A1c_3 Automated Pretreatment (A1c_3) results when HbA1c values are reported in International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) equivalent units (HbA1cR). The ADVIA Chemistry XPT System is an automated, clinical chemistry analyzer that runs tests on serum, plasma, urine, or cerebral spinal fluid in random access and batch modes at a throughput rate of both 1800 photometric tests per hour and 600 electrolyte (ISE) tests per hour
Lot codes and dates
  • CA1275002940294 and lower
Amount recalled
Domestic: 32 units; Foreign: 197 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Siemens identified an issue with the ratio equation provided on the ADVIA Chemistry XPT System Software Test Definition (TDef) Version 1.0 disks (SMN: 11127343 and 11222123). This issue affects only the ADVIA Chemistry Hemoglobin A1c_3 Automated Pretreatment (A1c_3) results when HbA1c values are reported in International Federation of Clinical Chemistry (IFCC) equivalent units (HbA1cR). The ratio equation used to calculate ADVIA Chemistry Hemoglobin A1c_3 Automated Pretreatment (A1c_3) results in IFCC units contains an error. The error results in falsely depressed HbA1cR results.

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 Jun 7, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 4:45 PM UTC

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