Recall Register

Device recall: BCS Automated Blood Coagulation Analyzer System, Multipurpose system for in vitro coagulation studies, Catalog…

Class II FDA enforcement event 73099. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

False short clotting times for PT on BCS and BCS XP with Dade Innovin can occur. This has also an effect for false low PT INR values. These false short clotting times were observed only with turbid, hemolytic and/or icteric samples from intensive care patients. The corresponding reaction curves of these samples showed a pre-peak, which can lead to falsely short clotting time. The result was not…

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 14 Jan 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Tarrytown, NY. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 73099 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 2 Mar 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 16 Mar 2017.

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-US (nationwide) and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech…

Recalling firm

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., 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.

FDA event 73099: product records
Recall numberProductQuantityClassStatusReport date
Z-0824-2016BCS Automated Blood Coagulation Analyzer System, Multipurpose system for in vitro coagulation studies, Catalog Numbers: 10454728 (BCS RECONDITIONED), 10454729 (BCS RECONDITIONED), 10454742 (BEHRING COAGULATION SYSTEM), 10459303 (BCS RECONDITIONED), 10460659 (BCS INSTRUMENT), 10461881 (BCS INSTRUMENT), IVD --- Device…1680 units totalClass IITerminated2 Mar 2016
Z-0825-2016BCS XP Automated Blood Coagulation Analyzer System, Multipurpose system for in vitro coagulation studies, Catalog Numbers: 10459330 (BCS XP SYSTEM, COMPLETE), 10462449 (BCS XP ANALYZER SYSTEM), 10461894 (BCS XP), 10470625 (BCS XP REFURBISHED); IVD --- Device Listing D0608011895 units totalClass IITerminated2 Mar 2016

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

The event in context

Device events that started in 2016
1,232
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 73099. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/73099/. 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

FDA has one record for each product. This site puts the records with the same event number on one page. The class of the event is the highest class of its records. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Where was the product distributed?
The FDA record gives this distribution: Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) and the countries of Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 73099?
The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity: 1680 units total
How did the recall start?
The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
91% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class II.