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Health product recall

Advia Centaur CP and Advia Centaur System- Intact PTH Assay (2015-01-14)

Starting date:
January 14, 2015
Posting date:
January 28, 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-43461

Recalled products

  1. Advia Centaur CP - Intact PTH Assay
  2. Advia Centaur System - Intact PTH

Reason

There is a printing error in the storage and stability table in the instruction for use (IFU) for ADVIA Centaur Systems Intact Parathyroid Hormone (iPTH) QC material (SMN 10492378) for the following languages: French, Spanish, Greek, Hungarian, Korean and Chinese. Siemens is in the process of revising the affected IFUs ADVIA Centaur Systems Intact Parathyroid Hormone (iPTH) QC material can continue to be used since it has been confirmed that no health risk is present.

Affected products

A. Advia Centaur CP - Intact PTH Assay

Lot or serial number
  • 321100685
  • 402712255
  • 437372965
  • 480300296
  • 59291315
Model or catalog number
  • 10492378
Companies
Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.

511 Benedict Ave.

Tarrytown

10591

New York

UNITED STATES



B. Advia Centaur System - Intact PTH

Lot or serial number
  • 321100685
  • 359291315
  • 402712255
  • 437372965
  • 480300296
Model or catalog number
  • 10492378
Companies
Manufacturer

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.

511 Benedict Ave.

Tarrytown

10591

New York

UNITED STATES