Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. Atellica IM 1300 Analyzer - Product Usage: automated, immunoassay analyzers designed to perform in vitro diagnostic tests on clinical specimens. Siemens Material Number (SMN): 11066001 Recall

Check Your Product

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Reason for Recall

As stated by FDA

Test Definition scanning may reset custom settings to defaults causing falsely low or high results. When a 2D Master Curve and TDef barcode for a new kit lot of reagent is scanned and the TDef version is a newer version than the version that is currently on the system, some of the customer defined settings for that assay may reset to default values

Recommended Action

Per FDA guidance

Siemens issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction (UMDC ASW21-01.A.US) via Fed'X to US Customers on 10/26/20 and Urgent Field Safety Notice, (UFSN ASW21-01.A.OUS) via electronic distribution to regional countries for implementation Outside US (OUS) The UMDC and UFSN explain the behaviors that can occur and instructs customers on actions to be taken for the issues described in the communication. Customers are requested to return the attached effectiveness check form via fax or email. A software version correcting the issues will be released when available and all systems will be updated.