Exact FDA event identifier

Event 83384

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket: July 15, 2019
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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Dimension¿ Ferritin (FERR) Flex¿ reagent cartridge DM FERR Product Usage: The FERR Flex reagent cartridge is intended to be used on the Dimension RxL clinical chemistry system to quantitatively measure ferritin in human serum and plasma. Measurements of ferritin aid in the diagnosis of diseases affecting iron metabolism, such as hemochromatosis and iron deficiency anemia.

Z-2229-2019

Recall number: Z-2229-2019
Initiated: July 15, 2019
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Quantity: 815 kits

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

Negative Bias with Lot EA9227.

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

Negative Bias with Lot EA9227.

Code information

Catalog Number RF440, SMN# 10444946 Lot # EA9227 UDI: 00842768013867EA922719081510444946840

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