FDA recall Z-2438-2018

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

Dimension Vista¿ MULTI 2 SDIL, KD694, SMN# 10483586

Reason for recall

The diluent may have an incomplete slit on the septum in the cap of the vial. A diluent cap with a defective septum has the potential to cause erroneously elevated results if a sample is autodiluted onboard the system, due to a reduced volume of diluent being pipetted from the vial.

Distribution

The products were distributed to the following US states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. The products were distributed to Guam, Saipan, and Virgin Islands. The products were distributed to the following countries: Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Canary Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Slovenia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, and United Arab Emirates.

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2018-03-21
Report date
2018-07-25
Termination date
2020-06-12
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Newark, DE, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2438-2018