Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-1540-2020)

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:

Dimension Total Bilirubin Flex reagent cartridge -In vitro Diagnostic for the determination of total bilirubin. SMN: 10444957 Product Usage: Dimension TBI method for the ¿ clinical chemistry syst6em is an in vitro diagnostic test intended to quantitatively measure total bilirubin in human serum and plasma. Dimension Measurements of total bilirubin are used in the diagnosis and treatment of liver, hemolytic, hematological, and metabolic disorders, including hepatitis and gallbladder disease.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: February 13, 2020

Date Posted: April 1, 2020

Recall Number: Z-1540-2020

Event ID: 85037

Reason for Recall:

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

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 1639 US and 747 OUS

Code Information:

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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