Class II — Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
| 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 | Software anomaly; Siemens identified that software version 1.4.2133 on the ADVIA 560 Hematology System does not trigger the following flags: The G or L morphology flags for immature granulocytes (IG) and atypical lymphocytes (ATYP), respectively. The results from patient samples which have immature granulocytes or atypical lymphocytes will not generate the flags when they should. As defined in t |
| Product | ADVIA 560 Hematology Systems, Siemens Material Number (SMN) 11170842, IVD The ADVIA 560 Hematology System is a fully-automated, high-quality hematology system for in vitro diagnostic use in clinical laboratories |
| Quantity | US: 8 systems; Foreign: 64 systems |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - US Distribution including Puerto Rico and to the states of : California, Illinois, Washington and Wisconsin., and to the countries of : Angola, Austria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Uganda and United Kingdom. |
| Initiated | 2016-03-10 |
| Classified | 2016-04-20 |
| Terminated | 2018-06-07 |
| Recall number | Z-1500-2016 |
| 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, Inc. (Z-1500-2016).” Compiled from U.S. FDA public records (openFDA; FDA Data Dashboard). Data as of 2026-10-06. https://regwarden.com/recall/73588/
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