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Event 61889

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 08, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Siemens Dimension Vista(R) System B12 Flex(R) Reagent Cartridge (K6442) B12 Flex Reagent Cartridge used with the Dimension Vista System for the in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitative measurement of Vitamin B12 in human serum and plasma.

Z-1869-2012
Recall number
Z-1869-2012
Initiated
May 08, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
59,735

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that the presence of Intrinsic Factor Blocking Antibody in some patients can result in a false and significant elevation in the reported concentration of Vitamin B12 on the Dimension Vista System. This issue affects all lots of B12 Flex reagent cartridges on the Dimension Vista System.

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Reason for recall

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that the presence of Intrinsic Factor Blocking Antibody in some patients can result in a false and significant elevation in the reported concentration of Vitamin B12 on the Dimension Vista System. This issue affects all lots of B12 Flex reagent cartridges on the Dimension Vista System.

Code information

B12 Flex(R) reagent cartridge (K6442) - IFBA Interference All lots -- 07304AA, Exp 5/28/08; 08021AB, Exp 1/20/09; 08042AC, Exp 2/10/09; 08071AA, Exp 3/11/09; 08114AC, Exp 4/23/09; 09019AC, Exp 1/19/10; 09019AB, Exp 1/19/10; 09040AA, Exp 2/10/10; 09068AA, Exp 3/9/10; 09085AB, Exp 3/26/10; 09110AE, Exp 4/20/10; 09140AD, Exp 5/19/10; 09180AC, Exp 6/29/10; 09215AA, Exp 8/3/10; 09236AC, Exp 8/24/10; 09279AC, Exp 10/6/10; 09307AA, Exp 11/3/10; 10012AA, Exp 1/13/11; 10039AA, Exp 2/5/11; 10060AB, Exp 3/1/11; 10074AB, Exp 3/16/11; 10097AB, Exp 4/7/11; 10109AD, Exp 4/19/11; 10123AA, Exp 5/3/11; 10138AB, Exp 5/18/11; 10155AC, Exp 6/3/11; 10181AA, Exp 7/1/11; 10208AE, Exp 7/27/11; 10208AD, Exp 7/27/11; 10221AC, Exp 8/9/11; 10237AD, Exp 8/25/11; 10243AE, Exp 8/31/11; 10265AB, Exp 9/22/11; 10281AB, Exp 10/8/11; 10301AC, Exp 10/28/11; 10322AB, Exp 11/18/11; 10341AC, Exp 12/6/11; 10341AD, Exp 12/7/11; 11012AB, Exp 1/13/12; 11038AF, Exp 2/9/12; 11038AG, Exp 2/8/12; 11066AE, Exp 3/7/12; 11087AD, Exp 3/27/12; 11118AB, Exp 4/28/12; 11145AA, Exp 5/24/12; 11171AA, Exp 6/21/12; 11234AA, Exp 8/21/12; 11234AB, Exp 8/21/12; 11250AA, Exp 9/6/12; 11263AA, Exp 9/19/12; 11283AA, Exp 10/9/12; 11297AB, Exp 10/23/12; 11312AA, Exp 11/6/12; 11332AA, Exp 11/27/12; 11346AA, Exp 12/11/12; 11361AB, Exp 12/27/12; 12011AA, Exp 1/15/13; 12030AB, Exp 1/30/13; 12044AB, Exp 2/13/12; 12059AB, Exp 3/27/13; 12079AB, Exp 3/18/13; and 12093AB, Exp 4/1/13.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution -- USA (nationwide) and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britian, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, Canada, New Zealand, and South Korea. *** Center Recommended Depth is Retail***

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