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Device product

ADVIA Centaur HCY Diluent - 10mL Bottle Catalog number 09877493 (124533), SMN 10310370, and Ancillary Pack Catalog number 03302138 (124581), SMN 10378677. Used on the ADVIA Centaur, ADVIA Centaur XP and ADVIA Centaur CP platforms. For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of total homocysteine (HCY) in serum or plasma.

Z-1960-2014

June 25, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
Event
Event 65562
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
51 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1960-2014

Official wording

Reason: ADVIA Centaur Homocysteine dilution recovery on the diluent identified the percent recovery for the 1:10 patient sample dilutions lower than reported in the Instructions for Use (IFU).

Code information: Lot #/Exp. Date: 88D1524 01 Jun 2014 88D3303 26 Nov 2013

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of : Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland ,Turkey, Unit.Arab Emir and Vatican

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    ADVIA Centaur Homocysteine dilution recovery on the diluent identified the percent recovery for the 1:10 patient sample dilutions lower than reported in the Instructions for Use (IFU).