SIEMENS IMMULITE/IMMULITE 2000 Systems Rubella IgM (RUM), REF/Catalog Number for US: L2KRM2(D), Siemens Material Number (SMN) for US: 10374021, REF/Catalog # for OUS: L2KRM2, SMN for OUS: 10381327; Unique Device Identification Number (UDI) 00630414961996; IVD --- For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000/IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Systems Analyzers-for the qualitative detection of IgM antibodies to Rubella virus in human serum or plasma (EDTA and heparinized), as an aid in the presumptive diagnosis of an acute or recent rubella infection, particularly in women of childbearing age

Reason: Siemens received multiple customer complaints indicating an increase in false positive and indeterminate patient sample results and increased imprecision for several lots of Rubella IgM assay on the IMMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi platforms.

Code information: Kit lots 236M, 237, 238, 239, 239L (OUS) and D236M and D238 (US)

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution n- US (Nationwide) and Foreign distribution to the following countries: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Mexico, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Uruguay.