FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics: IMMULITE /IMMULITE 1000 Systems TIE Total IgE, REF LKIE1, SMN 10380867, IVD --- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd. For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE, IMMULITE 1000, and IMMULITE 2000/ IMMULITE 2000 XPi Systems Analyzers - for the quantitative measurement of Total Immunoglobulin type E (IgE) in serum.
- Recall number
- Z-1517-2014
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
- Product
- IMMULITE /IMMULITE 1000 Systems TIE Total IgE, REF LKIE1, SMN 10380867, IVD --- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd. For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE, IMMULITE 1000, and IMMULITE 2000/ IMMULITE 2000 XPi Systems Analyzers - for the quantitative measurement of Total Immunoglobulin type E (IgE) in serum.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-12-20
- Posted
- 2014-04-25
- Terminated
- 2018-05-18
- Reason
- Siemens confirmed an overall average positive bias of 23% against the WHO 2nd IRP 75/502 with the IMMULITE Systems Total IgE assays.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Urgent Medical Device Correction Letters (dated 12/20/13) and effectiveness check response forms were sent to customers on 12/20/13 via FedEx to inform them of the issue. Customers were requested to complete and return the Effectiveness Check questionnaire attached to the Urgent Medical Device Correction letter within thirty (30) days. Field service personnel were sent a support document describing the issue and instructing them how to deal with customer questions.
- Quantity
- 5953 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lots 326 through 333
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K931703","K960067"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JHR
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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