FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.: Atellica CH Toxicology Calibrator (TOX CAL)-The Atellica CH Toxicology Calibrator (TOX CAL) is for in vitro diagnostic use in calibrating the Acet, ETOH and Sal assays using the Atellica CH Analyzer Siemens Material Number (SMN): 11099440
- Recall number
- Z-1632-2023
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- Product
- Atellica CH Toxicology Calibrator (TOX CAL)-The Atellica CH Toxicology Calibrator (TOX CAL) is for in vitro diagnostic use in calibrating the Acet, ETOH and Sal assays using the Atellica CH Analyzer Siemens Material Number (SMN): 11099440
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2023-04-05
- Posted
- 2023-05-25
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Reassignment of the Atellica CH Toxicology Calibrators (TOX CAL) and ADVIA Chemistry ToxAmmonia Calibrators for the Atellica CH Salicylate (Sal) Assay due to a positive bias
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Siemens issued Urgent Medical Device Corrections (UMDC) ACHC23-03.A.US and ACHC23- 03.A.US.CHC to US customers via FedEx beginning on 04/05/2023. An Urgent Field Safety Notices (UFSN) ACHC23-03.A.OUS and ACHC23-03.A.OUS.CHC issued to OUS Siemens reporting sites with affected customers, for distribution and regional reporting to their local competent authorities beginning on 04/05/2023. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Please review this letter with your Medical Director to determine the appropriate course of action, including for any previously generated results, if applicable. Until the updated lot-specific value sheets are available on Document Library, keep a copy of this letter as a reference for the updated salicylate calibrator values. Perform the instructions provided in Additional Information section below. Complete and return the Field Correction Effectiveness Check Form attached to this letter within 30 days. If you have received any complaints of illness or adverse events associated with the products listed in Table 1, immediately contact your local Siemens Healthineers Customer Care Center or your local Siemens Healthineers technical support representative.
- Quantity
- 6546 units US; 3681 units OUS
- Distribution
- US Nationwide and Worldwide Distribution Foreign: Argentina Australia Austria¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bahrain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bangladesh Belgium¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Bosnia¿Herzeg.¿ Brazil Canada Chile China Colombia Czech¿Republic¿ Egypt¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Estonia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Finland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ France¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Georgia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Germany¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Greece¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Hong Kong Hungary¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ India Israel¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Italy¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Latvia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Malaysia Mexico Netherlands¿¿¿¿ Norway¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Pakistan¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Poland¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Portugal¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Republic of Korea Saudi¿Arabia¿¿¿ Serbia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Slovakia¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ South Africa Spain¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Sweden¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ Taiwan Turkey¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ United¿Kingdom¿ Uruguay Vietnam
- Lot, serial or model codes
- UDi-DI: 00630414597614 Lot Numbers: 74285306 Exp. Date: 2023-05-31; 74536672 Exp Date: 2024-03-31; 74732386 Exp. Date: 2024-11-30
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JLX
- 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
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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