Retiro De Equipo (Recall) de Device Recall IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Third Generation PSA

Recall

76124

Class 2

Z-1120-2017

2016-12-21

Terminated

United States

2018-06-07

USFDA

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=152223

Negative bias results with the immulite¿ /immulite¿ 1000 third generation psa (prostate-specific antigen) kit was confirmed for two lots (d0119 and d0120). the investigation by siemens has confirmed that patient samples exhibit an average negative bias of approximately -22% with a range of -16% to -27% for samples recovering from 0.08 to 16.2 ng/ml.

Siemens issued an Urgent Medical Device Recall Notice letter dated December 21, 2016, to their U.S.A customers via Fed Ex and an Urgent Field Safety Notice letter dated December 2016, to customers outside the US (OUS). The notices instruct customers to discontinue use of and discard the affected kit lots listed in Table 1 of the customer communication. Customers are requested to review the UMDR and or the UFSN with their Medical Director. Customers are requested to complete and return the Effectiveness Check questionnaire attached to the Urgent Medical Device Recall letter within 30 days. U.S.A customers are advised to fax the Effectiveness Check questionnaire to (312) 275-7795. Field service personnel will be sent an SKB (Service Knowledge Base) describing the issue and instructing them how to deal with customer questions. Customers with questions should contact their local Siemens technical support representative.