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Terminated

ADVIA Centaur Prolactin Assay: ADVIA Centaur Calibrator B Catalog Number. Prolactin:110757 and 110758: US:Calibrator B 00652707 (6 pack) or 00649625 (2 pack ) OUS: 2 pack REF: 00650577 and Ref: 00654130 (6 pack) Product Usage: ADVIA Centaur CP Prolactin assay: For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of prolactin in serum using the ADVIA Centaur System. ADVIA Centaur Calibrator B: For in vitro diagnostic use in calibrating the following assays using ADVIA Centaur Systems: Digoxin, FSH, TotallgE, LH, LH2, Prolactin, Total hCG, and TSH

FDA Recall Z-2409-2012 · Posted 2012-09-19

Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeCFT
Date Initiated2012-08-07
Date Terminated2014-02-26
Product Quantity15, 455 kits

Reason for Recall

ADVIA Centaur Prolactin Assay and FSH, Calibrator B fails the analytical sensitivity stated in the IFU for lots below 40

Firm Action

Siemens Healthcare issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice letter dated August 2012 by e-mail to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Branch offices on August 7, 2012. Customers were instructed to discontinue using the ADVIA Centaur Calibrator B lots 40 and below following their obtaining Calibrator 8 lot 41 or higher. Customers were asked to complete and fax-back the response form attached.

Root Cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of: Canada, Argentina, Australia, Bangaldesh,Brazil, Chile, China, Columbia, Croatia, Ecuduar, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Israel,Japan, Korea, Maylasia, New Zealand, Mexico, Peru, Philipines, Pakistan, Saudia Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Viet Nam, South Africa and UK.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

Official Source

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

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