Class II — Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
| Recalling firm | SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC. |
|---|---|
| Registered facility | View this company's 12 registered facilities → (openFDA recall records do not name a specific facility) |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics confirmed over-recovery of samples with concentrations greater than 5.5 ng/mL with the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 and IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi Androstenedione assays (LKAO1, L2KAO2). Siemens has determined that these lots are linear up to a concentration of 5.5 ng/mL, instead of 10 ng/mL as stated in the Instructions for Use (IFU). Quality Control materials at concentrations between 5.5 and 10 ng/mL will detect this issue. |
| Product | IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 Systems Androstenedione (Test Code AND), REF LKAO1, SMN 10381158, IVD, 100 test kit size --- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Products Ltd. Llanberis, Gwynedd, LL55 4EL, UK For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 and 2000 Systems Analyzers for the quantitative measurement of 4-androstenedione in human serum. |
| Quantity | 892 |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China (People's Republic of), Czech.Rebuplik, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Vatican City. |
| Initiated | 2013-12-20 |
| Classified | 2014-04-30 |
| Terminated | 2017-02-28 |
| Recall number | Z-1531-2014 |
| Initiation | Voluntary: Firm initiated |
Source: U.S. FDA via openFDA (opens in a new tab) (device registration & enforcement). Data as of 2026-10-06. Verify this recall record at FDA → (opens in a new tab)
Cite this record
RegWarden. “Class II recall — Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (Z-1531-2014).” Compiled from U.S. FDA public records (openFDA; FDA Data Dashboard). Data as of 2026-10-06. https://regwarden.com/recall/67211/
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