ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems recall: Software Issue
ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems, Siemens Material Number (SMN) 11170842, IVD The ADVIA 560 Hematology System is a fully-automated, high-quality…
Why was ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems recalled?
Software anomaly; Siemens identified that software version 1.4.2133 on the ADVIA 560 Hematology System does not trigger the following flags: The G or L morphology flags for immature granulocytes (IG) and atypical lymphocytes (ATYP), respectively. The results from patient samples which have immature granulocytes or atypical lymphocytes will not generate the flags when they should. As defined in t
What should I do if I have this product?
Review the official FDA enforcement record for current instructions.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official FDA record. Only products that match the listed product and lot, UPC or model codes are part of this recall.
Which lot codes, UPCs or models are affected?
All serial numbers of ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems.
- Product
- ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems, Siemens Material Number (SMN) 11170842, IVD The ADVIA 560 Hematology System is a fully-automated, high-quality…
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- Quantity
- US: 8 systems; Foreign: 64 systems
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution including Puerto Rico and to the states of : California, Illinois, Washington and Wisconsin., and to the countries of : Angola, Austria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Uganda and United Kingdom.
- Recall date
- April 27, 2016
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Agency
- FDA (device)