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ADVIA Centaur Folate 500 test kit (REF)-For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of folate in human serum and red blood cells. Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10331250 Siemens Material Number (SMN): 10325366

Z-1154-2023

January 09, 2023

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Event
Event 91522
Status
Ongoing
Classification
Class II
Quantity
124 kits
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1154-2023

Official wording

Reason: Negative bias occurred when whole blood calibration (Atellica IM Fol or ADVIA Centaur FolateBA/FolBA) used to test serum samples.

Code information: UDI: (01)00630414454597(10) 16277336(17)20230320; (01)00630414454597(10) 23278336 (17)20230320; (01)00630414454597(10)25958336(17)20230320; (01)00630414454597(10)63092344(17)20230726. Lot Numbers: 16277336, 23278336, 25958336, 63092344 and higher. Affects all current and future lots of the Advia Centaur Folate assay until the Instructions for Use are updated.

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Derived failure modes

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    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Negative bias occurred when whole blood calibration (Atellica IM Fol or ADVIA Centaur FolateBA/FolBA) used to test serum samples.