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Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc: Siemens ADVIA Centaur aTG (100 test kit) Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10492398

Recall number
Z-1233-2019
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
Product
Siemens ADVIA Centaur aTG (100 test kit) Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10492398
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2018-12-07
Posted
not on file
Terminated
2020-04-27
Reason
Positive bias anti-thyroglobulin with ADVIA Centaur aTG kit lots ending in 316 and lower and Atellica IM aTG kit lots ending in 317 and lower when compared to the standardization to World Health Organization (WHO) Reference Preparation MRC 65/93 stated in the Instructions for Use (IFU).
Root cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Action
Siemens issued Urgent Medical Device Corrections, to Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics customers in the United States on December 7, 2018 delivered to customers on December 10, 2018. Urgent Field Safety Notices sent out to the country organizations on December 7, 2018 for distribution to customers outside the United States. These letters inform customers that Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics identified a bias with the affected lots of ADVIA Centaur aTG and Atellica IM aTG and action to take and resolution of the issue with new lots of the reagents. Questions contact your Siemens Customer Care Center or your local Siemens technical support representative.
Quantity
10673 kits
Distribution
Nationwide Foreign: Belgium¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Croatia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Czech¿Republic¿ Denmark¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ France¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Germany¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Greece¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Ireland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Italy¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Poland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Portugal¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Slovakia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Spain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Switzerland¿¿¿¿ Turkey¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ BOGOTA QUARRY BAY, HONG KONG YANGON SANTIAGO DE CHILE MONTEVIDEO BUENOS AIRES LIMA JOINVILLE, SC, BRAZIL Selangor Darul Ehsan Dhaka Ha Noi City Gurgaon, Haryana Hanoi-Hoangmai ASUNCION SHANGHAI Seoul 120 SINGAPORE RIYADH 11411 TAIPEI R.O.C. QUITO HUNTINGWOOD, NEW SOUTH WALES ZAPOPAN Ho Chi Minh-District 3 Huaykwang, Bangkok RIYADH SAN JOSE CHIBA LAVAL HO CHI MINH CITY MANAGUA Gurgaon, Haryana
Lot, serial or model codes
Lot Number/Exp. Date: 68748302 12/13/2018 68749302 12/13/2018 83577304 1/12/2019 88637304 1/12/2019 5610306 2/11/2019 96436306 2/11/2019 19097308 3/14/2019 31866310 4/27/2019 45386310 4/27/2019 55627312 5/27/2019 69208316 6/29/2019 73000316 6/29/2019
510(k) numbers
["K012777"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
JZO
Firm FEI
1219913
Firm city
East Walpole
Firm state
MA
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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