Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 15396 |
| Brand Name: | Siemens ADVIA Centaur HIV Ag/Ab Combo (CHIV) Assay |
| Model: | Catalogue Number: 06520528 |
| Affected: | 24 lots |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Siemens Healthcare (NZ) Ltd Millennium Centre, Part Level 2, Building A 600 Great South Road Ellerslie AUCKLAND 1051 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 310 300 |
| Manufacturer: | Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc |
| Issue: | Through post-market surveillance activities, Siemens has determined that not all distributed lots would meet the performance criteria as currently described in the Instructions for Use (IFU) with respect to analytical sensitivity (i.e. 1.15 IU/mL). |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 25/9/2013 |
