Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. recalls Siemens Dimension Tacrolimus Flex Reagent Cartridge (TAC)
Reason for recall
A potential positive bias in quality control (QC) and patient sample results in three lots of the Dimension Tacrolimus (TAC) Flex reagent cartridge.
Affected product
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Siemens Dimension Tacrolimus Flex Reagent Cartridge (TAC), REF DF207, SMN 10700795; enzyme immunoassay
Lot / code information
- Serial #
- FA6254, FA6260, FA6286; UDIs: (01)00842768035425(10)FA6254(17)20260911; (01)00842768035425(10)FA6260(17)20260917; (01)00842768035425(10)FA6286(17)20261013
What the firm is doing
Siemens Healthineers issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction notice to its consignees on 5/12/2026 via FedEx. The notice described the issue, its impact to QC and patient results, and requested the following: "Customer Actions . Immediately discontinue use of and discard the affected kit lot numbers. . Please review this letter with your Medical Director to determine the appropriate course of action, including for any previously generated results, if applicable. . Review your inventory of these products to determine your laboratory s replacement needs and to provide information to Siemens Healthineers for required regulatory reporting. . Complete and return the Field Correction Effectiveness Check Form attached to this letter within (30) days. . Please retain this letter with your laboratory records and forward it to anyone who may have received or used this product." For questions, contact your Siemens Healthineers Customer Care Center at (312) 275-7795 or your local Siemens Healthineers technical support representative.
DistributionShow detailsHide
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Pakistan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Arab Emirates.
Use of the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
Sources & references
- FDA enforcement recordOfficial FDA database entry for Z-2398-2026
- FDA 510(k) clearance · K150168The device's official FDA premarket clearance record
- FDA device classification · MLMOfficial FDA classification for this device type
- CFR regulation · 21 CFR 862.1678The federal regulation governing this device
- FDA recall announcementSearch FDA.gov for the official press announcement
- Find Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.Search for the manufacturer's official notice
- News coverageRecent reporting on this recall and manufacturer
- openFDA data recordThe raw JSON record this page is built from
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