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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc: Siemens Chek-Stix Combo Pak Catalog Number: 1364 Chek-Stix Positive and Negative Control Strips for Urine Chemistry: When used with Siemens reagent strips and tablets for urinalysis, CHEK-STIX positive and negative control strips provide defined results for glucose, bilirubin, ketone (acetoacetic acid), specific gravity, blood, pH, protein, urobilinogin, nitrite, and leukocytes
- Recall number
- Z-0637-2013
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
- Product
- Siemens Chek-Stix Combo Pak Catalog Number: 1364 Chek-Stix Positive and Negative Control Strips for Urine Chemistry: When used with Siemens reagent strips and tablets for urinalysis, CHEK-STIX positive and negative control strips provide defined results for glucose, bilirubin, ketone (acetoacetic acid), specific gravity, blood, pH, protein, urobilinogin, nitrite, and leukocytes
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-11-21
- Posted
- 2013-01-04
- Terminated
- 2014-11-06
- Reason
- When these lots of control material are reconstituted, the positive control solution leukocyte result may become negative if the solution is held for more than two hours above 25C (77F).
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Siemens issued An Urgent Field Safety Notice via e-mail to all affected SiemensHealthcare Diagnostics Regional offices on November 21, 2012 both in the United States and foreign accounts. This notice informed customers of the issue with the CLINITEK Atlas and Chek-Stix Positive Urinalysis Control Solutions When these lots of control material are reconstituted, the positive control solution leukocyte result may become negative if the solution is held for more than two hours above 25C (77F). You can use the reconstituted positive control solution for up to eight hours if the solution is held at 25C (77F) or lower. If the operating temperature is greater than 25C and lower than 30C (77F and 86F), the solution can be used for up to two hours. For questions regarding this recall call 781-269-3158.
- Quantity
- 16711
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and internationally to Canada, Aruba, Brazil, Denmark, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore,Thailand, Bahamas, South Wales, and Hong Kong,
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Carton/Bottle Lot Number: C9093061C P9093061C C9094081J P9094081J C0100101D P0100101D C0097091E P0097091E C9101022E P9101022E C0099091D P0099091D C0100101E P0100101E C9101022H P9101022H C9101022J P9101022J C0103042B P0103042B C0103042G P0103042G C0106062D P0106062D C9105052C P9105052C
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K943780"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JJW
- Firm FEI
- 3002637618
- Firm city
- Norwood
- Firm state
- MA
- Firm country
- not on file
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- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
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- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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