Device product
Siemens Dimension Vista(R) System Vista Drug 4 Calibrator. The device is used as an in vitro diagnostic product.
Z-1151-2013
Product summary
- Event
- Event 64596
- Status
- Terminated
- Classification
- Class II
- Quantity
- 1,638
- Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1151-2013
Official wording
Reason: Siemens has confirmed complaints of low QC and patient recovery with the Dimension Vista(R) LOCI(R) Digoxin(DIGXN) Flex(R) reagent cartridge when calibrating DIGXN with either Drug 4 Cal (KC460) lot 2KD052 or Drug 4 Cal (KC460A) lot 2KD053. Internal testing has shown an average 15% low bias in the therapeutic range of 0.9 to 2.0 ng/mL.
Code information: Catalog Number KC460, SMN 10472284, lot 2KD052, exp 5/1/14 and Catalog Number KC460A, SMN 10476471, lot 2KD053, exp 5/1/14.
Distribution pattern: Distributed within the US to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.
Derived failure modes
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Unknown
Siemens has confirmed complaints of low QC and patient recovery with the Dimension Vista(R) LOCI(R) Digoxin(DIGXN) Flex(R) reagent cartridge when calibrating DIGXN with either Drug 4 Cal (KC460) lot 2KD052 or Drug 4 Cal (KC460A) lot 2KD053. Internal testing has shown an average 15% low bias in the therapeutic range of 0.9 to 2.0 ng/mL.