Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 17215 |
| Brand Name: | Siemens ADVIA Centaur System/ ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Multiple material numbers |
| 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: | Manufacturer has identified an issue with patient demographic information sent to the LIS from ADVIA Centar/ ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay systems. Under extremely rare circumstances patient demographic data from the previous order received from the LIS is merged with the next order. This issue can occur when the LIS data buffer on the ADVIA Centair System becomes full and a particluar character if doun dn the last locations in the LIS data buffer |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 21/8/2014 |
