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Device recall: Dimension Vista (R) Urinary/Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein (UCFP) Flex (R) Reagent Cartridge Lot 11349BB The Urinary / Cere
FDA enforcement event 64808 is a device recall by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. of Newark, DE, initiated 19 Dec 2012 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 88% of the 823 device enforcement events initiated in 2012 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 27 Aug 2014. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. has 333 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., Newark, DE.
Reason for recall
"Siemens has confirmed an increase on absorbance errors when calibrating Dimension Vista Urinary/Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein (U CFP) Flex Reagent Cartridge lot 11349 BB."
Distribution
"Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including sates of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, ID, KY, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, PA, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0017-2014 | Dimension Vista (R) Urinary/Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein (UCFP) Flex (R) Reagent Cartridge Lot 11349BB The Urinary / Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein method is an in vitro diagnostic test for the quantitive measurement of protein in urine and cerebrospinal fluid on the Dimension Vista System. | 3395 | Class II | Terminated | 23 Oct 2013 |
Context
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Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Siemens has confirmed an increase on absorbance errors when calibrating Dimension Vista Urinary/Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein (U CFP) Flex Reagent Cartridge lot 11349 BB."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) including sates of: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, ID, KY, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, PA, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 27 Aug 2014. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.