Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc: Device Recall

Recall Details

Recall Number

Z-2272-2025

Classification

Class II

Product Type

Device

Recalling Firm

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc

Status

Ongoing

Date Initiated

07/07/2025

Location

Norwood, MA, United States

Voluntary/Mandated

Voluntary: Firm initiated

Product Quantity

37,554 units

Reason for Recall

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. has confirmed that a negative sodium bias may exist in some epoc test card lots. All other analytes are performing as intended. The observed average bias for sodium was -4.4 mmol/L. The maximum bias observed was -14 mmol/L, which occurred at a higher sodium concentration around 150 mmol/L. No positive bias has been observed. Quality Control (QC) fluid may or may not detect the issue depending on the bias magnitude and the frequency of QC testing.

Product Description

epoc BGEM BUN Test Card [25pk]. Material Number: 10736515.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Canary Islands, Chile, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, France, Fren. Polynesia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Martinique, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Rep. Korea (S), Romania, Russian Fed., San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Srilanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Unit.Arab Emir., United Kingdom, Uruguay, Japan.

Other Recalls by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc

• Class II: Risk 10/06/2025
  The barcode orientation on affected devices causes incorrect scanning order of tubes within the allergen holder wedge. When using an IMMULITE 2000 / IMMULITE 2000 XPi instrument in combination with a Zebra barcode scanner, the instrument will not correctly recognize the position of tubes within the allergen holder wedge.
• Class II: Risk 10/06/2025
  The barcode orientation on affected devices causes incorrect scanning order of tubes within the allergen holder wedge. When using an IMMULITE 2000 / IMMULITE 2000 XPi instrument in combination with a Zebra barcode scanner, the instrument will not correctly recognize the position of tubes within the allergen holder wedge.
• Class II: Risk 10/06/2025
  The barcode orientation on affected devices causes incorrect scanning order of tubes within the allergen holder wedge. When using an IMMULITE 2000 / IMMULITE 2000 XPi instrument in combination with a Zebra barcode scanner, the instrument will not correctly recognize the position of tubes within the allergen holder wedge.
• Class II: Risk 09/22/2025
  The potential for falsely depressed Intact PTH patient results at the low end of the assay range, less than or equal to 50 pg/mL (less than or equal to 5.3 pmol/L), when using specific lots identified by the firm on the IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi systems. The bias is observed in both serum and plasma samples.
• Class II: Risk 08/11/2025
  Potential for falsely depressed patient, quality control (QC), and/or calibration results or delayed results.

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