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Event 69461

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 06, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class III
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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ADVIA Centaur BNP Assay for in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in human plasma using the ADVIA Centaur, Centaur XP, Centaur CP Systems; Catalog Numbers: Cat No. 02816138/SMN 10309044 (100 test) 02816634/SMN 10309045 (500 test)

Z-0229-2015
Recall number
Z-0229-2015
Initiated
October 06, 2014
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Quantity
100 test - 4,600 kits; 500 test - 1,878 kits

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that approximately 2000 ReadyPacks from the ADVIA Centaur¿ Systems BNP reagent contains an ADVIA Centaur Systems FT4 human-readable side label.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that approximately 2000 ReadyPacks from the ADVIA Centaur¿ Systems BNP reagent contains an ADVIA Centaur Systems FT4 human-readable side label.

Code information

Lot 038174: 100 Test - 43305174 and 43278174; 500 Test - 43306174 and 43279174.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico; and countries of: Canada, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Fren.Polynesia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guadeloupe, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Russian Fed., Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Unit.Arab Emir., AR, AU, BR, CL, CN, CR, IN, JP, KR, LK, MY, SG, TW, UY, VN, and ZA.

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