Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 18834 |
| Brand Name: | Siemens Advia Centaur XPT System |
| Model: | 10711433 |
| Affected: | All serial numbers manufactured from Oct-2014 to Feb-2015 |
| 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: | Siemens has identified a number of workflow issues with Advia Centaur XPT system software V1.0.1 and V1.0.2: * The system does not display any indication of a missing required Probe Wash pack on the results screen. * The data shown on the "Utilities->Assay Utilization" screen is incorrect for the totals of calibrators run on the instrument * The data shown on the "Utilities->Assay Utilization" screen and the printout report for Assay Utiliization may not match The following issues are related to instruments connected to a Lab Automation System (LAS): * If the instrument receives work orders while transition from the In-Process state to the Ready state, the sample will be routed to the instrument but may not be processed *The system may stop processing samples from the LAS and hold a tube at the LAS sampling station |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Software to be upgraded |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 9/7/2015 |
