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Z-2152-2025Class II

Estrone RIA, REF: DSL8700. Estrone RIA is an IVD used for the quantitative measurement of estrone in human...

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. / initiated 2025-06-12 / Open, Classified / root cause: manufacturing process

Beckman Coulter Inc. began a recall of Estrone RIA, REF: DSL8700. Estrone RIA is an IVD used for the quantitative measurement of estrone in human serum and plasma on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "A specific lot of bovine serum albumin (BSA) used for manufacturing of coated tubes (CT) that are included in the Estrone RIA kit lots caused different affinity of manufactured coated tubes to patient samples, causing...". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2152-2025
Classification
Class II
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
Posted
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
Product
Estrone RIA, REF: DSL8700. Estrone RIA is an IVD used for the quantitative measurement of estrone in human serum and plasma.
Product code
CGF Radioimmunoassay, Estrone
Reason for recall
A specific lot of bovine serum albumin (BSA) used for manufacturing of coated tubes (CT) that are included in the Estrone RIA kit lots caused different affinity of manufactured coated tubes to patient samples, causing falsely increased assay results for the impacted Estrone RIA kits.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Action
On June 12, 2025, Beckman Coulter issued a "Urgent: Medical Device Recall" notification via Email. On July 8, 2025, Beckman Coulter issued a updated notification to provide additional information on the health risk and actions consignees should take. Beckman Coulter ask consignees to take the following actions: 1. Beckman Coulter recommends sharing the content of this letter with your laboratory and/or medical director regarding the need to review previous patient test results. 2. Please discard any remaining inventory of effective lots per your laboratory protocols and ask for replacement. 2. Please share this information with your laboratory staff and retain this notifications as part of your laboratory Quality System documentation. If you have forwarded any of the affected product(s) listed above to another laboratory, please provide them a copy of this letter. 3. Please respond within 10 days in one of the following ways: 1. Electronically, if you received the notification via email, 2. Manually, complete and return the enclosed Response Form.
Quantity in commerce
496 units
Distribution
US: North Carolina OUS: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands
Product codes and lots
UDI: 15099590211615/Lot: 250106D, 250203C, 250203D, 250303C, 250331C, 250428C, 250526C

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2152-2025
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2152-2025Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated