FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics: IMMULITE 2000 --- Insulin --- Catalog Number: L2KIN2 (200 test), L2KIN6 (600 tests) --- Test Code: INS, Color: Orange --- Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use with IMMULITE and IMMULITE 1000 Systems Analyzers --- for the quantitative measurement of insulin in serum or heparinized plasma, for the management of diabetes.
- Recall number
- Z-1701-2012
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
- Product
- IMMULITE 2000 --- Insulin --- Catalog Number: L2KIN2 (200 test), L2KIN6 (600 tests) --- Test Code: INS, Color: Orange --- Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use with IMMULITE and IMMULITE 1000 Systems Analyzers --- for the quantitative measurement of insulin in serum or heparinized plasma, for the management of diabetes.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-04-30
- Posted
- 2012-06-02
- Terminated
- 2017-03-16
- Reason
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has observed a negative bias in the Immulite Insulin assay.
- Root cause
- Component change control
- Action
- Siemens sent an Urgent Device Recall letter dated April 2012 via fax to affected U.S. customers and an Urgent Field Safety Notice to customers outside the U.S. The letter identified the affected kit lots, reason for voluntary recall, risk to health and actions to be taken by the customer/user. Customers were instructed to discard any inventory of the affected kit lots and complete and return the attached Field Correction Effectiveness Check questionnaire within thirty (30) days to request a no-charge replacement kits. Customers were requested to post this field correction by each IMMULITE system to alert users to the situation. For questions contact your Siemens Technical Solutions Center.
- Quantity
- not on file
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide)
- Lot, serial or model codes
- kit lots 312, 313, 314, 315, 316
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K022603"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- CFP
- Firm FEI
- 2432235
- Firm city
- Tarrytown
- Firm state
- NY
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
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- Refresh due
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