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Device product

Centaur Syphilis Assay-SYP Kit, 200 Test - Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use in the qualitative determination of antibodies to Treponema pallidum in human serum or plasma using the ADVIA Centaur XP/XPT System and ADVIA Centaur CP Systems, SMN:10492493

Z-1674-2021

April 21, 2021

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc
Event
Event 87770
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
22550 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1674-2021

Official wording

Reason: Potential for the ADVIA Centaur Syphilis assay to carryover into other commercial assays. This carryover effect only occurs when the impacted assays are used immediately following testing with the Syphilis assay on the ADVIA Centaur XP/XPT or ADVIA Centaur CP systems

Code information: All Lots

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Fren.Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Fed., Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.A.E., Ukraine, United Kingdom.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Potential for the ADVIA Centaur Syphilis assay to carryover into other commercial assays. This carryover effect only occurs when the impacted assays are used immediately following testing with the Syphilis assay on the ADVIA Centaur XP/XPT or ADVIA Centaur CP systems