Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-1513-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

IMMULITE 1000 Systems E2 Estradiol Catalog #: US: LKE21(D) and OUS: LKE21 - Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use with the IMMULITE systems Analyzers for the quantitative measurement of estradiol in serum, as an aid in the diagnosis and treatment of various sexual disorders.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: February 5, 2020

Date Posted: March 25, 2020

Recall Number: Z-1513-2020

Event ID: 84947

Reason for Recall:

Due to high discordant Estradiol results which.potentially affects all patient populations, A falsely elevated estradiol level could lead a clinician to misinterpret a patient as pre-menopausal when truly post- menopausal. This may lead to delayed initiation of a potentially beneficial drug and/or administration of an unnecessary drug in the treatment for hormone receptor positive advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 2267 kits

Code Information:

Lot #: All in date kit lots beginning 501 and above. Code: Siemens Material Number (SMN) & (UDI) for US: 10702832 (00630414947891); SMN & (UDI) for OUS: 10381132 (00630414966151)

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI. SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WY, and countries of AE, AF, AL, AO, AR, AT, AU, AZ, BD, BE, BO, BG, BH, BR, CA, CH, CO, CL, CN, CO, CR, CY, DE, DO, DZ, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, GT, HK, HN, HR, HU, IE, IN, IR, IS, IT, IQ, JO, KE, KR, LB, LT, LV, LY, ME, MK, MX, NL, NO, PA, PE, PH, PK, PL, PS, PT, PY, QA, RO, RU, SA, SE, SK, SL, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TW, UA, UY, UZ, VE, VN, XK, XS, ZA

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated