FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.: Dimension EXL with LM, Dimension EXL 200, Dimension RxL, Dimension RxL HM, Dimension RxL Max, Dimension RxL Max HM, Dimension Xpand, Dimension Xpand HM, Dimension Xpand Plus, Dimension Xpand Plus HM. The Dimension EXL clinical chemistry system is a discrete, random-access, microprocessor-controlled, integrated instrument/chemistry system that measures a variety of analytes, including enzyme activities, in body fluids for in vitro diagnostic use.
- Recall number
- Z-1615-2015
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- Product
- Dimension EXL with LM, Dimension EXL 200, Dimension RxL, Dimension RxL HM, Dimension RxL Max, Dimension RxL Max HM, Dimension Xpand, Dimension Xpand HM, Dimension Xpand Plus, Dimension Xpand Plus HM. The Dimension EXL clinical chemistry system is a discrete, random-access, microprocessor-controlled, integrated instrument/chemistry system that measures a variety of analytes, including enzyme activities, in body fluids for in vitro diagnostic use.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2015-04-02
- Posted
- 2015-05-14
- Terminated
- 2016-08-17
- Reason
- Certain Dimension Integrated Chemistry Systems Instrument Power Configurations may have been installed with a non-standard instrument power plug.The use of a non-standard plug configuration as described may lead to a potential electrical hazard. The likelihood of potential clinical impact or injury due to this issue is extremely low.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Siemens sent an Urgent Field Safety Notice, dated April 2015, was issued for distribution to affected customers in Japan to notify them of the issue. A Siemens Service Representative will visit customer sites to inspect the Dimension instrument power plug and wall outlet configuration. If the instrument is configured with a non-standard 15 Amp plug/outlet or a 20 Amp twist lock plug, Siemens will correct the issue identified, ensuring that the system is installed according to the instrument requirements.
- Quantity
- 17801
- Distribution
- Distributed in the country of Japan.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model numbers: D045912, D193440, D140066; Material Numbers: 10472176, 10636928, 10465412, 10461038, 10444828, 10444829, 10461849, 10461043, 10444837, 10444838
- 510(k) numbers
- K073604, K112999, K130276
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JJE
- Firm FEI
- 2517506
- Firm city
- Newark
- Firm state
- DE
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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