Class II — Potential Health Hazard

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User Defined Method Flex Assignment/Siemens Dimension Vista 500 or Dimension Recalled by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. Due to When utilizing the Routine Inventory screen to enter...

Date: October 7, 2013
Company: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. directly.

Affected Products

User Defined Method Flex Assignment/Siemens Dimension Vista 500 or Dimension Vista 1500 System with software version 3.5.1 or lower User Defined Method Flex Assignment/Siemens Dimension Vista 500 or Dimension Vista 1500 System is an in vitro diagnostic device intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures such as pipetting, mixing, heating, and measuring spectral intensities to determine a variety of analytes in human body fluids.

Quantity: 2038

Why Was This Recalled?

When utilizing the Routine Inventory screen to enter a User Defined Method (EMPTY) Flex the system may assign the User Defined Method Flex to a different Flex that is currently in inventory on the system, and then use the incorrect Flex Cartridge to process the user defined method.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report