Reported Sep 16, 2015 · Terminated

Dimension¿ CREA (Creatinine) and Dimension Vista¿ CREA (Creatinine); The CREA method used on the Dimension¿ clinical…

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¿ CREA (Creatinine) and Dimension Vista¿ CREA (Creatinine); The CREA method used on the Dimension¿ clinical chemistry system is an in vitro diagnostic test intended for the quantitative determination of creatinine in human serum, plasma and urine.
Lot codes and dates
  • Dimension CREA Lot Numbers
    • DB5195
    • FA5211
    • EA5233
    • DA5258
    • FA5275
    • BA5293
    • EA5315
    • EA5316
    • GA5342
    • FA5351
    • FA5352
    • FA6006
    • BA6026
    • BA6027
    • EB6047
    • GB6076
    • GA6097
    • BA6111
  • BA6112 FB6139 with expiration dates
    • 2015-07-14
    • 2015-07-30
    • 2015-08-21
    • 2015-09-15
    • 2015-10-02
    • 2015-10-20
    • 2015-11-11
    • 2015-11-12
    • 2015-12-08
    • 2015-12-17
    • 2015-12-18
    • 2016-01-06
    • 2016-01-26
    • 2016-01-27
    • 2016-02-16
    • 2016-03-16
    • 2016-04-06
    • 2016-04-20
    • 2016-04-21
    • 2016-05-20
  • Dimension Vista CREA Lot Numbers
    • 14177BB
    • 14212BD
    • 14234BH
    • 14261BC
    • 14280BA
    • 14301BB
    • 14321AC
    • 14346AC
    • 15012AA
    • 15042BA
    • 15054AB
    • 15076BA
    • 15091BA
    • 15125BB
    • 15125BA
    • 15141AA
  • with expiration dates
    • 2015-06-26
    • 2015-07-31
    • 2015-08-22
    • 2015-09-18
    • 2015-10-07
    • 2015-10-28
    • 2015-11-17
    • 2015-12-12
    • 2016-01-12
    • 2016-02-11
    • 2016-02-23
    • 2016-03-16
    • 2016-03-31
    • 2016-05-04
    • 2016-05-04
    • 2016-05-22
Amount recalled
Total number Dimension Vista - 32,165, Dimension - 238,634

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide
  • GA

Why it was recalled

Siemens has confirmed that the Dimension CREA and Dimension Vista CREA may produce falsely depressed results up to - 12.7% and -22% respectively, for a creatinine concentration of 1.5 mg/dL when hemolysis exceeds 200 mg/dL and 300 mg/dL respectively.

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 Mar 24, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:26 PM UTC

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