Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 19206 |
| Brand Name: | Siemens Alkaline Phosphatase (ALPAMP, ALPDEA, and ALPA_c) Reagent kits |
| Model: | 03035814 (ALPAMP), 03036535 (ALPDEA), 06860450 (ALPA_c) |
| Affected: | 327460, 327465, 327471 |
| 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 Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that certain lots of Alkaline Phosphatase reagents used on the ADVIA® 1200, 1650, 1800, 2400, and XPT Chemistry Systems demonstrate an increased incidence of absorbance flags (u, U) and //// errors. Absorbance flags u and U indicate abnormal high absorbance exceeding either the blank or sample limit. Absorbance flag //// indicates a calculation error and no result is generated by the system. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 29/9/2015 |
