Recall Register

Device recall: SIEMENS ADVIA Centaur CP Immunoassay System BNP kit; SMN 10309044 - 100 test For in vitro diagnostic use in the…

Class II FDA enforcement event 68665. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Complaints of failed calibration.

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, Inc started this device recall on 23 Jun 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in East Walpole, MA. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 68665 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 13 Aug 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 31 Mar 2016.

It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.

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Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide including Puerto Rico) and Internationally to Canada, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bosnia Herzeg., Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong,…

Recalling firm

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc, East Walpole, MA.

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.

FDA event 68665: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-2149-2014SIEMENS ADVIA Centaur CP Immunoassay System BNP kit; SMN 10309044 - 100 test For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in human plasma using the ADVIA Centaur CP System.1,191 kitsClass IITerminated13 Aug 2014
Z-2150-2014SIEMENS ADVIA Centaur CP Immunoassay System BNP kit; SMN 10309045 - 500 test For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in human plasma using the ADVIA Centaur CP System.961 kitsClass IITerminated13 Aug 2014

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2014
1,176
Share of these events in Class II
91%
Product records in this event
2Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register
333

Other events of the firm

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 68665. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/68665/. 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 - USA (nationwide including Puerto Rico) and Internationally to Canada, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bosnia Herzeg., Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Georgia, Hong Kong,…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 68665?
The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 1,191 kits
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2014 have the same class?
91% of the 1,176 device events that started in 2014 are in Class II.