Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 21315 |
| Brand Name: | ADVIA Centaur Systems Insulin assay |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Catalogue numbers, 10310438 and 10310439 |
| 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: | The manufacturer has identified that current in-date lots of ADVIA Centaur Systems Insulin recover approximately 40% higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) 1st IRP 66/304 standardization based on slope values. This issue has been corrected and standardization to WHO 1st IRP 66/304 has been restored beginning with ADVIA Centaur IRI ReadyPack kit lots ending in 201 when paired with IRI Calibrator kit lots ending in 02, which will be available by May 2017. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 11/4/2017 |
