Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 23593 |
| Brand Name: | Dimension® Lipase (LIPL) |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Dimension® Lipase (LIPL) - lot numbers GD9002, GA9003, GB9032, GA9038 |
| 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 confirmed lot-to-lot variability for QC and patient results when using the Dimension® LIPL lots. The lot-to-lot bias observed for patient samples using the affected Dimension® lots when compared with a control lot could be as high as 29%. Not all laboratories will observe this issue. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be exchanged |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 14/9/2018 |
