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Dimension exl system - cardiac troponin-i (ctni) assay

Official notice

13 Jun 2022

Last checked

13 Jun 2022

Medium riskHealth Canada
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An official Health Canada notice concerns Dimension exl system - cardiac troponin-i (ctni) assay. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Has confirmed that Dimension Cardiac Troponin I (lTni and CTnI) lots (ea2314 and ga2323) shows a positive bias with lithium heparin plasma samples from individuals that are expected to be below the 99th percentile of 0.07 ng/ml. Troponin values as high as 0.20 ng/ml have been observed with lithium heparin plasma that are expected to be within the 99th percentile. Serum samples collected from normal, healthy individuals whose results fall within the reference interval or below the 99th percentile of 0.07 ng/ml were not impacted by this issue. Recall start date: May 24, 2022 Published 2022-06-13.

What to do now

Contact the manufacturer if you require additional information.

Recall number

64256

Official notice

2022-06-13

The hazard

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Has confirmed that Dimension Cardiac Troponin I (lTni and CTnI) lots (ea2314 and ga2323) shows a positive bias with lithium heparin plasma samples from individuals that are expected to be below the 99th percentile of 0.07 ng/ml. Troponin values as high as 0.20 ng/ml have been observed with lithium heparin plasma that are expected to be within the 99th percentile. Serum samples collected from normal, healthy individuals whose results fall within the reference interval or below the 99th percentile of 0.07 ng/ml were not impacted by this issue. Recall start date: May 24, 2022

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Recall Numbers

64256

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Dimension Exl System - Cardiac Troponin-I (CTnI) Assay, Lot or serial number - GA2323, Model or catalog number - RF421C

Risk / hazard

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Has confirmed that Dimension Cardiac Troponin I (lTni and CTnI) lots (ea2314 and ga2323) shows a positive bias with lithium heparin plasma samples from individuals that are expected to be below the 99th percentile of 0.07 ng/ml. Troponin values as high as 0.20 ng/ml have been observed with lithium heparin plasma that are expected to be within the 99th percentile. Serum samples collected from normal, healthy individuals whose results fall within the reference interval or below the 99th percentile of 0.07 ng/ml were not impacted by this issue. Recall start date: May 24, 2022

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected vehicles were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Siemens, Dimension Exl System - Cardiac Troponin-i Assay

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Siemens, Dimension Exl System - Cardiac Troponin-i Assay.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

64256

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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