FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.: Emit(R) 2000 Phenobarbital Assay (OSR4D229) and Syva(R) Emit(R) Phenobarbital Assay (4D019UL) Product Usage: Enzyme n Immunoassay, Phenobarbital
- Recall number
- Z-0030-2013
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- Product
- Emit(R) 2000 Phenobarbital Assay (OSR4D229) and Syva(R) Emit(R) Phenobarbital Assay (4D019UL) Product Usage: Enzyme n Immunoassay, Phenobarbital
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-07-30
- Posted
- 2012-10-10
- Terminated
- 2014-08-27
- Reason
- Firm has confirmed highter imprecision with the recalled lots on Beckman Coulter AU(R) Systems. Also, if the Syva(R) Emit(R) 2000 Phenobartbital Assay (4D019UL) lots D4, D5, D6, and/or D7 as an application on AU(R) Systems is used, the issue may be experienced. Firm has found that within-run imprecison of the recalled lots when run on an AU(R) System may be higher that what would normally be obs
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Siemens sent an Urgent Field Safety notice letter dated July 2012 to all affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to immediately discontinue use and discard any remaining inventory of the affected product. Customers were asked to share the content of the letter with laboratory director regarding the need to review previous Phenobarbital results, conduct patient follow up and/or repeat testing. For a no charge replacement of remaining inventory customers were instructed to contact Siemens Customer Service Center at 888-588-3916. For questions contact Siemens Technical Solutions Center at 800-227-8994.
- Quantity
- 79,744 cartons
- Distribution
- United States Nationwide Distribution in the states of: CA, FL, KS, MA, MN, MS, NM, NY, NC, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, and WA.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Emit(R) 2000 Phenobarbital Assay (OSR4D229), lots 1151, 1167, 1191, and/or 1212 and Syva(R) Emit(R) Phenobarbital Assay (4D019UL), lots D4, D5, D6, and D7
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K011528","K913190"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DLZ
- Firm FEI
- 2517506
- Firm city
- Newark
- Firm state
- DE
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
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