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Advia Centaur XP System Reagents (2014-06-04) — recall 51643

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2014-07-15 · Type III

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Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
51643
Date of alert
2014-07-15
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Risk level
Type III
Risk type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed reports of swollen acid bottles due to a trace metal contamination. This issue pertains to the Advia Centaur acid reagent bottles, lot 454778, from acid/base reagent 1 and 2, kit lot 454779. Some acid bottles may show expansion or appear swollen.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/advia-centaur-xp-system-reagen

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