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Health product recall

Coat-A-Count IRMA TSH Kit IKTSX

Starting date:
November 23, 2012
Posting date:
December 24, 2012
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-25903

Recalled Products

  1. Coat-A-Count IRMA TSH Kit IKTSX

Reason

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed an under-recovery of dose values with some vials of Coat-A-Count IRMA TSH calibrators tsi4 (level b), tsi5 (level c), tsi8 (level f), and tsi9 (level g) lot 035, in the listed reagent kit lots for product code IKTSX.

Affected products

A. Coat-A-Count IRMA TSH Kit IKTSX

Lot or serial number

742, 743

Model or catalog number

IKTSX

Companies
Manufacturer
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
1550 Appleby Lane
Burlington
L7L 6X7
CANADA