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Medical device recalls 2018

BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot Number 46751 — Class II medical device recall Z-0827-2018

Terminated recall by Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, reported 2018-03-07, distributed nationwide. The BC Thrombin Reagent kit lot 46751 (contains Thrombin Reagent lot 517468) and kit lot 47184 (contains Throm

Recall numberZ-0827-2018
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Tarrytown, NY, United States
Recall initiated2017-10-17
Classified2018-03-01
Reported by FDA2018-03-07
Terminated2019-11-04
DistributedNationwide (US)
Countries outside the USAR, AT, AU, BE, BR, CA, DE, ES, FI, FR, GR, HR, HU, IT, LV, MX, PE, PL, PT, QA, RS, SA, SE, SI, SK, SV, TR, UY
Quantity7,631 units
Lot numbers2580, 3549, 3673, 3958, 46751, 47184

Product

BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot Number 46751; UDI - 008427680131024675120180908 and BC Thrombin Reagent Kit Lot Number 47184; UDI -008427680131024718420190221; BC Thrombin Reagent; Test, Thrombin Time Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use. Reagent for the quantitative determination of the thrombin time in citrated human plasma.

Reason for recall

The BC Thrombin Reagent kit lot 46751 (contains Thrombin Reagent lot 517468) and kit lot 47184 (contains Thrombin Reagent lot 517469) produce unexpected prolonged Thrombin Time (TT) results for expected normal samples, and may recover above the upper limit of normal (< 21 sec.) as stated within the IFU (Instruction For Use).

Machine access

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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.