Siemens Acute Care BHCG TestPak-an in vitro diagnostic product intended to be used for calibration of the Stratus CS Acute Care hCG method Catalog Number: CBHCG SMN:10445060
- Recall Initiated
- November 11, 2015
- Posted
- January 7, 2016
- Terminated
- September 23, 2016
- Recall Number
- Z-0615-2016
- Quantity
- 590
- Firm Location
- Norwood, MA
Reason for Recall
Stratus CS Cartridge Barcode labels may not scan on the Stratus CS systems
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide), Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bosnia Herzegovina, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Libya, Malaysia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, U.A.E., and United Kingdom.
Lot / Code Info
Lot Numbers: 445146002, 445201002, 445243002
Root Cause
Labeling design
Action Taken
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice by e-mail to all affected Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Regional offices on November 11, 2015 both in the United States and internationally for communication with affected customers. This notice informs customers of the issue and provides mitigation instructions. Customers with questions were advised to contact their Siemens Customer Care Center or their local Siemens technical support representative. For questions regarding call 781-269-3000.