Product Wiki · Recalls · Health Canada — Medical Devices

ADVIA CENTAUR (CP) SYSTEM-TROPONIN I ULTRA (TNI-ULTRA)… — recall 55361

Health Canada — Medical Devices · Canada · 2016-05-24 · Type III

As described by Health Canada — Medical Devices: ADVIA CENTAUR (CP) SYSTEM-TROPONIN I ULTRA (TNI-ULTRA) ASSAY(2016-05-04)

Compiled from an official source — the facts on this page are reproduced from the issuing authority’s own published notice, which is linked on this page. No AI-generated text appears on this page. How we use AI →
Agency
Health Canada — Medical Devices
Recall identifier
55361
Date of alert
2016-05-24
Country / jurisdiction
Canada
Authority classification
Type III
Notice type
recall
Product category
Medical devices
Product type
Medical devices
Notice status
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: An urgent field safety notice (UFSN) has been issued by Siemens informing the customers of the biotin interference in the ADVIA Centaur TnI-Ultra assay. In date lots of ADVIA Centaur TnI-Ultra exhibit a greater than 10% change in results in samples with biotin levels up to 10 ng/mL (41 nmol/L). The instructions for use states that specimens that have up to 10 ng/mL (41 nmol/L) of biotin demonstrate =10% change in results.
Primary source: https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/advia-centaur-cp-system-tropon

Verify each fact at the issuing agency before acting. Recall scope, affected lots, and remediation instructions may be updated by the agency after our last sync.

ProductGuru indexes recall and safety-alert records from ~30 public agency registries. We are not lawyers, regulators or product-safety consultants. This page restates what the named agency published; consult the primary source above (or qualified counsel in your jurisdiction) before any commercial, medical or safety decision.