Reported Sep 16, 2015 · Terminated

ADVIA Centaur¿ Folate Ascorbic Acid/Ascorbic Acid Diluent; SMN 10316877. Used to prepare the Red Blood Cell hemolysate…

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?

  • ADVIA Centaur¿ Folate Ascorbic Acid/Ascorbic Acid Diluent; SMN 10316877. Used to prepare the Red Blood Cell hemolysate for use with the ADVIA Centaur systems folate assay.
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Number/Expiration
    • 54942 2015-11-17
    • 56230 2015-11-17
    • 70673 2015-11-17
Amount recalled
466

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Low red blood cell control recoveries and low results for red blood cell patient samples when using the ADVIA Centaur Systems Folate assay.

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 26, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:50 PM UTC

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