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Diagnostica Stago, Inc.: STA Satellite Automated Multi-Parameter Analyzer This system is a fully automatic clinical instrument indicated and intended for the performance of tests on human plasma, the results of which aid in the diagnosis of coagulation abnormalities or in monitoring anticoagulant therapy.
- Recall number
- Z-0252-2013
- Recalling firm
- Diagnostica Stago, Inc.
- Product
- STA Satellite Automated Multi-Parameter Analyzer This system is a fully automatic clinical instrument indicated and intended for the performance of tests on human plasma, the results of which aid in the diagnosis of coagulation abnormalities or in monitoring anticoagulant therapy.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-06-15
- Posted
- 2012-11-06
- Terminated
- 2013-07-19
- Reason
- Following a single customer complaint that incorrect INR values were occasionally printed for PT tests, even though the primary units (seconds) were correct, the firm investigated and confirmed the potential for printing incorrect secondary units when using an external printer and the customer printout mode on the STA Satellite.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- Diagnostica Stago sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated June 12, 2012, to all affected customers via email return receipt requested on June 15, 2012. Customers were instructed to follow the instructions in the notification and complete the Customer Verification form and return to the Hotline by fax to 973-644-9348. For additional information, customers were instructed to contact the Hotline at 800-725-0607. For questions regarding this recall call 973-631-1200, ext 2044.
- Quantity
- 232 units US; 5 units Canada
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Canada
- Lot, serial or model codes
- K082248 D089976 Ref 58104 units
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K082248"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JPA
- Firm FEI
- 2245451
- Firm city
- Parsippany
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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