Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.: ADVIA Centaur Folate 500 test kit (REF)-For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of folate in human serum and red blood cells. Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10331250 Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10325366

Recall number

Z-1154-2023

Recalling firm

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Product

ADVIA Centaur Folate 500 test kit (REF)-For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of folate in human serum and red blood cells. Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10331250 Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10325366

Status

Open, Classified

Initiated

2023-01-09

Posted

2023-02-21

Terminated

not on file

Reason

Negative bias occurred when whole blood calibration (Atellica IM Fol or ADVIA Centaur FolateBA/FolBA) used to test serum samples.

Root cause

Under Investigation by firm

Action

Siemens Healthineers issued Urgent Medical Device Corrections (UMDC AIMC 23-03.A-1.US and AIMC 23-03.A-2.US) to US customers and Urgent Field Safety Notices (UFSN AIMC 23-03.A-1.OUS and AIMC 23-03.A-2.OUS) to customers outside the United States. The UMDCs and UFSNs advise customers to use the appropriate FolSerum calibration instructions when testing serum samples with Atellica IM Folate kit lots ending in 337 and above or ADVIA Centaur Folate kit lots ending in 336 and above. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Follow the instructions in this Urgent Medical Device Correction until the Atellica IM Folate/ADVIA Centaur Folate Instructions for Use are updated. o Before updating to the new reagent lot, ensure you have processed all serum samples necessary for lot-to-lot comparisons using your existing inventory. o Once you have updated to the new reagent lot, you will not be able to process serum samples with the previous reagent lot. o If your laboratory runs both serum and whole blood sample types, then both assays must be calibrated with the new reagent lot. o If your laboratory runs one sample type, only calibrate the sample type you use If you have any questions, please contact your Siemens Healthineers Customer Care Center or your local Siemens Healthineers technical support representative.

Quantity

124 kits

Distribution

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Lot, serial or model codes

UDI: (01)00630414454597(10) 16277336(17)20230320; (01)00630414454597(10) 23278336 (17)20230320; (01)00630414454597(10)25958336(17)20230320; (01)00630414454597(10)63092344(17)20230726. Lot Numbers: 16277336, 23278336, 25958336, 63092344 and higher. Affects all current and future lots of the Advia Centaur Folate assay until the Instructions for Use are updated.

510(k) numbers

["K010050"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

JJX

Firm FEI

1219913

Firm city

East Walpole

Firm state

MA

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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