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Type of Product	Medical Device
TGA Recall Reference	RC-2013-RN-00471-1
Product Name/Description	Dimension Chemistry Wash Catalogue number: RD701 Siemens material number: 10445052 Lot numbers: RD23031 - Expiry 29 Apr 2013 RD23111 - Expiry 7 May 2013 RD23241 - Expiry 19 May 2013 RD23311 - Expiry 26 May 2013 RD23391 - Expiry 4 June 2013 RD23461 - Expiry 11 June 2013 ARTG number: 182554
Recall Action Level	Hospital
Recall Action Classification	Class II
Recall Action Commencement Date	17/05/2013
Responsible Entity	Siemens Ltd Diagnostics Division
Reason/Issue	Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has received complaints of Chemistry Wash causing QC and patient sample result shifts on CTNI, LTNI, FT4, TSH, PBNP and LPBN when using Chemistry Wash lots RD23031, RD23111, RD23241, RD23311, RD23391, and RD23461.
Recall Action	Recall
Recall Action Instructions	Siemens is requesting their customers to discontinue use of all affected lots and to ensure that calibration of assays have been calibrated with unaffected lots.
Contact Information	1800 310 300 - Siemens Technical Support Centre