Recall Z-0496-2025— Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Name: FDA recall Z-0496-2025
Creator: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Published: 2024-10-21

Class II · Ongoing

Class II FDA medical device recall by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., initiated 2024-10-21. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K161954. Product: Siemens Atellica CH Reaction Ring Cuvette Segment-has cuvettes that contain and incubate the sample reaction volumes and present them to each processing step. Siemens Material Number(SMN): 11099326 All lots starting with N15 or 15 are expected to have the defect.. Reason: A manufacturing defect causes Atellica CH Reaction Ring Cuvette Segments with lot numbers N15 on the packaging or 15 on the underside of the cuvette segment have a potential for imprecision and erroneously depressed or elevated QC and patient results for seven (7) analytes: Ammonia, Acetaminophen, Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Hemoglobin A1c, Creatinine Kinase (CK), Cystatin C, and Salicylate..

Recalling firm: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Classification: Class II
Status: Ongoing
Initiated: 2024-10-21
Firm location: Tarrytown, NY, United States

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K161954 — Atellica Solution, Atellica A-LYTE Integrated Multisensor Na+/K+/CI-, Atellica CH Albumin BCP Reagent (Alb_p), Atellica IM Thyroid Stimulating Hormone TSH, Atellica CH Vancomycin (Vanc)Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics·cleared 2017-03-09

K-numbers as listed on FDA's Recall Enterprise System record for this event (openFDA device/recall k_numbers). The recall may also cover devices cleared under other submissions not named here.

Product description

Siemens Atellica CH Reaction Ring Cuvette Segment-has cuvettes that contain and incubate the sample reaction volumes and present them to each processing step. Siemens Material Number(SMN): 11099326 All lots starting with N15 or 15 are expected to have the defect.

Reason for recall

A manufacturing defect causes Atellica CH Reaction Ring Cuvette Segments with lot numbers N15 on the packaging or 15 on the underside of the cuvette segment have a potential for imprecision and erroneously depressed or elevated QC and patient results for seven (7) analytes: Ammonia, Acetaminophen, Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT), Hemoglobin A1c, Creatinine Kinase (CK), Cystatin C, and Salicylate.

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