Device recall: IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Systems Androstenedione (Test Code AND), REF LKAO1, SMN 10381158, IVD, 100 test kit size ---…
Class II FDA enforcement event 67211. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics confirmed over-recovery of samples with concentrations greater than 5.5 ng/mL with the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 and IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Androstenedione assays (LKAO1, L2KAO2). Siemens has determined that these lots are linear up to a concentration of 5.5 ng/mL, instead of 10 ng/mL as stated in the Instructions for Use (IFU). Quality Control materials at…
Class II, in the words of FDA
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
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics started this device recall on 20 Dec 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Tarrytown, NY. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 67211 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 May 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 28 Feb 2017.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China (People's Republic of), Czech.Rebuplik, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany,…
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Tarrytown, NY.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1531-2014 | IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Systems Androstenedione (Test Code AND), REF LKAO1, SMN 10381158, IVD, 100 test kit size --- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd. Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4EL, UK For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 and 2000 Systems Analyzers for the quantitative measurement of… | 892 | Class II | Terminated | 7 May 2014 |
| Z-1532-2014 | IMMULITE 2000/2000 XPi Systems Androstenedione (Test Code AND), REF L2KAO2, SMN 10381188, IVD, 200 test kit size --- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd. Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4EL, UK For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 and 2000 Systems Analyzers for the quantitative measurement of… | 7741 | Class II | Terminated | 7 May 2014 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2013
- 1,236
- Share of these events in Class II
- 90%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 17
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1531-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 67211. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/67211/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China (People's Republic of), Czech.Rebuplik, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 67211?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
892
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 90% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class II.