ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP and ADVIA Centaur CP Cleaning Solution (For in vitro diagnostic use with the ADVIA Centaur systems) Catalog Number: 112748 (Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10310041 The Cleaning Solution is a component of the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP and ADVIA Centaur CP instruments, and therefore does not have independent Instructions for Use (IFU). Information regarding use of the Cleaning Solution is contained in the owner's manual for the instruments.

Stability of the ADVIA Centaur Cleaning Solution is not assured

Siemens issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall (UMDR) to customers in the US on September 12, 2014. An Urgent Field Safety Notice (UFSN) was sent out for distribution to all customers outside the United States on September 12, 2014. These notices inform the customer of the degradation of hypochlorite in these lots of cleaning solution. Customers were instructed to discontinue use of the affected lots and dispose of the product according to local regulations or procedures. The notices should be reviewed with the facility's laboratory or medical director. Fax-back forms will be used to confirm that the customers received the UMDR. For those customers that do not return a fax-back form, a Siemens representative will follow up with those customers to ensure they received the Urgent Medical Device Recall For questions regarding this recall call 508-668-5000.