Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-1539-2020)

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:

ADVIA Chemistry Total Bilirubin_2 assay- SMN: 10341115 (40 mL) & 10341113 (70 mL). Product Usage: ADVIA TBIL_2 is for in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of total bilirubin in human serum and plasma of adults and neonates on the ADVIA¿ Chemistry systems. Measurement of total bilirubin, an organic compound formed during the normal and abnormal destruction of red blood cells, is used in the diagnosis and treatment of liver, hemolytic, hematological, and metabolic disorders, including hepatitis and gallbladder block. A total bilirubin measurement in newborn infants is intended to aid in indicating the risk of bilirubin encephalopathy (kernicterus).

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: February 13, 2020

Date Posted: April 1, 2020

Recall Number: Z-1539-2020

Event ID: 85037

Reason for Recall:

Bilirubin assays may exhibit a positive bias with patients on eltrombopag therapy

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 5666 US and 52202 OUS

Code Information:

ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 492094 (01)00630414513072(10)492094(17)20210828 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 486525 (01)00630414513072(10)486525(17)20210728 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 478149 (01)00630414513072(10)478149(17)20210428 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 472677 (01)00630414513072(10)472677(17)20210328 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 469083 (01)00630414513072(10)469083(17)20210128 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 462464 (01)00630414513072(10)462464(17)20201128 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 455486 (01)00630414513072(10)455486(17)20200828 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 452851 (01)00630414513072(10)452851(17)20200728 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 447317 (01)00630414513072(10)447317(17)20200628 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (40 mL) 436498 (01)00630414513072(10)436498(17)20200328 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 492102 (01)00630414513058(10)492102(17)20210828 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 492111 (01)00630414513058(10)492111(17)20210828 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 486533 (01)00630414513058(10)486533(17)20210728 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 478154 (01)00630414513058(10)478154(17)20210428 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 478159 (01)00630414513058(10)478159(17)20210428 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 493710 (01)00630414513058(10)493710(17)20210428 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 490263 (01)00630414513058(10)490263(17)20210328 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 490264 (01)00630414513058(10)490264(17)20210328 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 469088 (01)00630414513058(10)469088(17)20210128 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 469094 (01)00630414513058(10)469094(17)20210128 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 462470 (01)00630414513058(10)462470(17)20201128 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 462477 (01)00630414513058(10)462477(17)20201128 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 455496 (01)00630414513058(10)455496(17)20200828 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 455501 (01)00630414513058(10)455501(17)20200828 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 452858 (01)00630414513058(10)452858(17)20200728 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 452863 (01)00630414513058(10)452863(17)20200728 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 452870 (01)00630414513058(10)452870(17)20200728 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 447325 (01)00630414513058(10)447325(17)20200628 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 447332 (01)00630414513058(10)447332(17)20200628 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 436510 (01)00630414513058(10)436510(17)20200328 ADVIA CH TBIL_2 (70 mL) 436515 (01)00630414513058(10)436515(17)20200328

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide Foreign: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Benin, Bosnia Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, French Guinea, Georgia, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Republic if Yemen, Republic Korea, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated