FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.: Hettich Centrifuge Modules: StreamLAB Centrifuge Module (10372372 or 10444807 or 10706836) Aptio Centrifuge Module (10703032 or 10713761) FlexLab High Throughput Centrifuge Module (11171747) FlexLab and Aptio Centrifuge Module (10628157 or 11266581): Used to separate substances according to their densities.
- Recall number
- Z-2087-2016
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Product
- Hettich Centrifuge Modules: StreamLAB Centrifuge Module (10372372 or 10444807 or 10706836) Aptio Centrifuge Module (10703032 or 10713761) FlexLab High Throughput Centrifuge Module (11171747) FlexLab and Aptio Centrifuge Module (10628157 or 11266581): Used to separate substances according to their densities.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-05-11
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2018-04-27
- Reason
- Premature bucket failures
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Siemens mailed to customers an Urgent Medical Device Correction (UMDC#LAI16-02.A.US) Urgent Field Safety Notification letter informing customers of the problem with recommendations to follow the existing maintenance instructions in the product operator manuals as well as a new requirement to spin at cycle speeds not exceeding 3500 rpm.
- Quantity
- 487
- Distribution
- Nationwide: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, WV.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All serial numbers are affected.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LXG
- Firm FEI
- 3002755490
- Firm city
- Brookfield
- Firm state
- CT
- 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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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28