Reason: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics confirmed customer complaints regarding an increase in the number of euthyroid patients (those with normal function of the thyroid) demonstrating values above the recommended normal range as published in the Instructions For Use for the IMMULITE/IMMULITE 1000 and/or IMMULITE 2000/IMMULITE 2000 XPi for several lots of Free T3 kits. A positive bias in quality control results was also observed, but the values may remain within the established ranges.
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Belarus, Canary Islands, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Republic of South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Mexico, Malaysia, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Pakistan, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Thailand, Taiwan, Uruguay, Usbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, and United Arab Emirates.Reason: The retaining tabs component of the Set Screw Retaining Drive may be oversized, which will not allow proper mating between the Set Screw Retaining Drive and the set screw.
Distributed: US Distribution in the states of CA, NC, TX, IN, NJ, and MI.Reason: GE Healthcare is aware of a potential safety issue associated with the use of GE Centricity Laboratory Core Lab calculated results in two scenarios. In Scenario 1: Calculated results greater than 6 digits plus a decimal are reported as 0 instead of TOO BIG when significant figures are not defined for the item. In Scenario 2: Calculated results greater than 6 digits plus a decimal are trunc
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) to states of: MN, GA, and CA; and International to: England.Reason: Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, South Africa, and UK.Reason: Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, South Africa, and UK.Reason: Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, South Africa, and UK.Reason: Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, South Africa, and UK.Reason: Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, South Africa, and UK.Reason: Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, South Africa, and UK.Reason: Codman Certas Programmable Valves used for hydrocephalus may not operate properly
Distributed: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Turkey, South Africa, and UK.