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FDA Device recall Z-0589-2017

Advia Chemistry Calibrator For in vitro diagnostic use in the calibration of ADVIA¿ Chemistry systems for the following methods: Albumin (A…

On 2016-11-23 the FDA classified a Class II recall of Advia Chemistry Calibrator For in vitro diagnostic use in the calibration of ADVIA¿ Chemistry systems for the following methods: Albumin (A… by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, citing siemens has confirmed that the DBIL_2 Assigned Calibrator Values (ACV) currently assigned to the affected lots may cause, on average, a positive proportional bias of approximately….

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AgencyFDA Device
Recall numberZ-0589-2017
ClassificationClass II
Statusterminated
Initiated2016-10-07
Published2016-11-23
Last updated2026-09-13 11:54 UTC
CompanySiemens Healthcare Diagnostics
DistributionUS

Product

Advia Chemistry Calibrator For in vitro diagnostic use in the calibration of ADVIA¿ Chemistry systems for the following methods: Albumin (ALB, ALB_c), Direct Bilirubin (DBIL_2), Total Bilirubin (TBIL_2), Calcium (CA, CA_c, CA_2, CA_2c), Cholesterol (CHOL), Creatinine (CREA, CREA_2, CRE_2c, ECRE_2), Glucose Hexakinase (GLUH), Glucose Oxidase (GLUO), Iron (IRON_2), Lithium (LITH), Magnesium (MG, MG_c), Phosphorus - inorganic (IP, IP_c), Total Protein (TP, TP_c), Triglycerides (TRIG), Urea Nitrogen (UN, UN_c), Uric Acid (UA, UA_c)

Reason

Siemens has confirmed that the DBIL_2 Assigned Calibrator Values (ACV) currently assigned to the affected lots may cause, on average, a positive proportional bias of approximately 41% on patient samples compared to the reference method for Direct Bilirubin measurement.

Identifiers

code_infoDevice Listing # D033650 Model# SMN# 10312279 Lot Numbers: 680726, 680726A, 680726B, 680726C, 680726D

Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:54 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0589-2017%22

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