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Health product recall

ADVIA Centaur Assays (2015-11-12)

Starting date:
November 12, 2015
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-56180

Affected Products

  1. Advia Centaur SYS-HIV AG/AB Combo Assay
  2. ADVIA CENTAUR CP SYS-HIV AG/AB COMBO (CHIV) ASSAY

    Reason

    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed reports of calibration failures on the ADVIA Centaur HIV Ag/Ab Combo (CHIV) kit lots listed in section 1 due to imprecision of the low calibrator. An invalid calibration status will prevent CHIV results from being generated. Siemens has confirmed that due to sporadic aberrantly high relative light units (rlus), imprecision may be observed with the low calibrator, negative quality control (qc) material or negative samples.

    Affected products

    A. Advia Centaur SYS-HIV AG/AB Combo Assay

    Lot or serial number
    • 73544070
    • 75980070
    • 76675070
    • 78024070
    • 79139070
    Model or catalog number

    06520528

    Companies
    Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    511 Benedict Ave
    Tarrytown
    10591
    New York
    UNITED STATES

    B. ADVIA CENTAUR CP SYS-HIV AG/AB COMBO (CHIV) ASSAY

    Lot or serial number

    73544070
    75980070
    76675070
    78024070
    79139070

    Model or catalog number

    06520528

    Companies
    Manufacturer
    Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    511 Benedict Ave
    Tarrytown
    10591
    New York
    UNITED STATES