FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.: Atellica CH 930 Analyzer
- Recall number
- Z-0581-2020
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- Product
- Atellica CH 930 Analyzer
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2019-09-23
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2022-07-06
- Reason
- Potential for calibration error resulting in QC failures after the calibration run with QC and patient results being 5 times higher.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- Siemens issued an Urgent medical Device Correction, (UMDC ASW19-06.A.US) and Urgent Field Safety Notification (UFSN ASW19-06.A.OUS) to all affected Customers via Certified Mail (domestic) and e-mail (international) beginning on 2019-09-23. It included the following instructions to the user: Actions to be Taken by the Customer 1. Do not order Reagent Pack Calibration (C0 Adjust) while the Reagent Lot calibration is in progress. 2. Always run QC after calibration before running patient samples. If QC is ordered with calibration and it recovers out of range high, the calibration status will be 'Awaiting Acceptance'. Reject and re-order the calibration. - Please review this letter with your Medical Director. - Complete and return the Field Correction Effectiveness Check Form attached to this letter within 30 days. - If you have received any complaints of illness or adverse events associated with the product listed immediately contact your local Siemens Healthineers Customer Care Center or your local Siemens Healthineers technical support representative. Please retain this letter with your laboratory records and forward this letter to those who may have received this product.
- Quantity
- 1432
- Distribution
- Distributed to accounts located in AL AZ AR CA CO FL GA IL IN IA KS KY LA MA MI MN MS NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC OH OR PA SC TN TX UT WA WV DC PR. Foreign distribution to AR AU AT BS BD BE BR BG CA CL CO CW CZ DK EG FI FR DE GR HU IN IR IE IL IT JP KW LV MY MX NL NG NO CN PK PH PL PT QA KR RO RU SA SG SK ZA ES SE CH TW TH TR AE GB UY VN.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- SMN 11067000, Software V1.20.0 and Lower, UDI 00630414002163
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K151767"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JJE
- Firm FEI
- 2432235
- Firm city
- Tarrytown
- Firm state
- NY
- 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
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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