ADVIA Centaur Immunoassay System (including refurbished units), This system is intended for professional use in a laboratory environment only. Tests performed using this system are intended for in vitro diagnostic use. As with all diagnostic tests, a definitive clinical diagnosis should not be based on the results of a single test, but should only be made by the physician after all clinical and laboratory findings have been evaluated.

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This FDA Devices action (record #Z-2715-2014) was formally reported on October 8, 2014, with the manufacturer initiating the action on August 19, 2014. It is classified under Moderate severity (Class II), with a current status of Terminated. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Tarrytown, NY. Federal records indicate Domestic: 2771 units; Foreign: 7744 units units are affected, placing this recall in the million-unit bracket that typically triggers nationwide consumer alerts and retailer sweeps.

The documented reason for this recall is: The firm has identified an issue with patient demographic information sent to the LIS from the ADVIA Centaur/ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay systems. Siemens has confirmed that under extremely rare circumstances patient d… Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide Distribution including the United States., and the countries of Argentina, Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belgrade, Brazil, Botswana, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 12 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.