Device recall: Siemens Healthineers Immulite 2000 Systems SYP Syphilis Screen REF:L2KSY2(D)/10471981 IVD, RxOnly
Class II FDA enforcement event 99447. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Ongoing.
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Syphilis Screen assay may contain a negative patient bias resulting in low reactive patient results being reported as nonreactive.
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 Products Ltd. started this device recall on 13 Jul 2026. The firm address in the FDA record is in Caernarfon. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 99447 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 26 Aug 2026. The record gives the status Ongoing.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of FL, NJ, NY and the countries of Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cura-ao, St.Eus Cyprus, France, Germany, Italy,…
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd., Caernarfon, United Kingdom.
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-2965-2026 | Siemens Healthineers Immulite 2000 Systems SYP Syphilis Screen REF:L2KSY2(D)/10471981 IVD, RxOnly | 24 units | Class II | Ongoing | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Z-2966-2026 | Siemens Healthineers Immulite 2000 Systems SYP Syphilis Screen REF(s):L2kSY2/10489085; L2KSY6/10488319 IVD, RxOnly | 478 units | Class II | Ongoing | 26 Aug 2026 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2026
- 572
- Share of these events in Class II
- 87%
- Product records in this event
- 2
- Events of the firm on the register
- 1
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-2965-2026The FDA record of the first product of this event.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 99447. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/99447/. 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 - US Nationwide distribution in the states of FL, NJ, NY and the countries of Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cura-ao, St.Eus Cyprus, France, Germany, Italy,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 99447?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
24 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2026 have the same class?
- 87% of the 572 device events that started in 2026 are in Class II.