Device recall: IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Systems Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Assay, REF/Catalog Number LKPTS1, Siemens Material…
Class II FDA enforcement event 75798. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that the IMMULITE/ IMMULITE 1000 Systems PSA assays are not meeting the current High-dose Hook Effect expectation in the Instructions for Use.
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 18 Nov 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Tarrytown, NY. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 75798 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 28 Dec 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 7 Jun 2018.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide)and the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzeg, Brazil, British…
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.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0884-2017 | IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Systems Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Assay, REF/Catalog Number LKPTS1, Siemens Material Number (SMN) 10706279 (US); Catalog Number LKPS1, SMN 10380960 and Catalog Number LKPS5, SMN 10380949 (OUS); IVD --- Origin: UK Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd. Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL554EL UK… | 4705 kits (US: 390 kits; OUS: 4315 kits) | Class II | Terminated | 28 Dec 2016 |
| Z-0885-2017 | IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Systems Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Assay, REF/Catalog Number L2KPTS2, SMN 10706281 and REF/Catalog Number L2KPTS6, SMN 10706282 (US); REF/Catalog Number L2KPS2, SMN 10380986 and REF/Catalog Number L2KPS6, SMN 10380996 (OUS); IVD --- Origin: UK Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics… | 6697 kits (US: 1646 kits; OUS: 5081 kits) | Class II | Terminated | 28 Dec 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
- FDA enforcement report Z-0884-2017The 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 75798. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/75798/. 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 the following countries: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia Herzeg, Brazil, British…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 75798?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
4705 kits (US: 390 kits; OUS: 4315 kits)
- 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.