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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.: Advia Chemistry Calibrator For in vitro diagnostic use in the calibration of ADVIA Chemistry systems for the following methods: Albumin (ALB, ALB_c), Direct Bilirubin (DBIL_2), Total Bilirubin (TBIL_2), Calcium (CA, CA_c, CA_2, CA_2c), Cholesterol (CHOL), Creatinine (CREA, CREA_2, CRE_2c, ECRE_2), Glucose Hexakinase (GLUH), Glucose Oxidase (GLUO), Iron (IRON_2), Lithium (LITH), Magnesium (MG, MG_c), Phosphorus - inorganic (IP, IP_c), Total Protein (TP, TP_c), Triglycerides (TRIG), Urea Nitrogen (UN, UN_c), Uric Acid (UA, UA_c)
- Recall number
- Z-0589-2017
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- Product
- Advia Chemistry Calibrator For in vitro diagnostic use in the calibration of ADVIA Chemistry systems for the following methods: Albumin (ALB, ALB_c), Direct Bilirubin (DBIL_2), Total Bilirubin (TBIL_2), Calcium (CA, CA_c, CA_2, CA_2c), Cholesterol (CHOL), Creatinine (CREA, CREA_2, CRE_2c, ECRE_2), Glucose Hexakinase (GLUH), Glucose Oxidase (GLUO), Iron (IRON_2), Lithium (LITH), Magnesium (MG, MG_c), Phosphorus - inorganic (IP, IP_c), Total Protein (TP, TP_c), Triglycerides (TRIG), Urea Nitrogen (UN, UN_c), Uric Acid (UA, UA_c)
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-10-07
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2018-05-10
- Reason
- Siemens has confirmed that the DBIL_2 Assigned Calibrator Values (ACV) currently assigned to the affected lots may cause, on average, a positive proportional bias of approximately 41% on patient samples compared to the reference method for Direct Bilirubin measurement.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Siemens issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction in the US and an Urgent Field Safety Notice Outside the US beginning on October 6, 2016. Customers were notified of the issue and instructed to use the reassigned DBIL_2 calibrator value for Chemistry Calibrator Lot Numbers 680726, 680726A, 680726B, 680726C and 680726D. Customers were also requested to complete and return the Effectiveness Check questionnaire attached to the Urgent Medical Device Correction letter within 30 days by faxing to the Customer Care Center at 312-275-7795. For questions regarding this recall call 914-631-8000.
- Quantity
- 10,614 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) Internationally to Canada, Mexico, Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Cyprus, Denmark, Egypt, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Russian Fed. Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Vatican City and Vietnam
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Device Listing # D033650 Model# SMN# 10312279 Lot Numbers: 680726, 680726A, 680726B, 680726C, 680726D
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K050374"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JJY
- Firm FEI
- 2432235
- Firm city
- Tarrytown
- Firm state
- NY
- 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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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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