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Siemens Healthcare Caps for capillary 100 uL , Package count 200 For use with blood collection Multicap glass and Multicap-S plastic capillaries SMN: 10311053 Legacy Part number: 478601

FDA Recall Z-1256-2015 · Posted 2015-03-06

Recalling FirmSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeJKA
Date Initiated2015-01-22
Date Terminated2016-04-13
Product Quantity10741

Reason for Recall

Capillary Caps for RAPIDLyte Multicap and Multicap-S Blood Collection Capillaries may not attach and result in breakage of the glass capillary

Firm Action

Siemens Healthcare issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice via e-mail to affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Regional offices on January 22, 2015 both in the United States and elsewhere for communication with affected customers. Siemens advises customers to use caution when applying the Capillary Caps with Siemens Multicap glass and Multicap-S plastic capillaries to minimize the potential for breakage or bending.

Root Cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution. US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Curacao, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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