CLASS II ONGOING Device recall · Reported 2 Jun 2021 · FDA Enforcement Report
Centaur Syphilis Assay-SYP Kit, 200 Test recalled
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is recalling Centaur Syphilis Assay-SYP Kit, 200 Test, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 21 Apr 2021 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1674-2021
- FDA event ID
- 87770
- Recalling firm
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, East Walpole, MA
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 21 Apr 2021
- FDA classified
- 24 May 2021
- Reported
- 2 Jun 2021
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Device type
- Test Kits & Diagnostics
Timeline
| 21 Apr 2021 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 24 May 2021 | Classified by FDA | +33 days |
| 2 Jun 2021 | Published in enforcement report | +9 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Potential for the ADVIA Centaur Syphilis assay to carryover into other commercial assays. This carryover effect only occurs when the impacted assays are used immediately following testing with the Syphilis assay on the ADVIA Centaur XP/XPT or ADVIA Centaur CP systems
Potency and specification recalls happen when a batch tests outside its approved limits for strength, purity or dissolution, which can mean the dose delivered is higher or lower than labelled.
Product as listed by the FDA
Centaur Syphilis Assay-SYP Kit, 200 Test - Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use in the qualitative determination of antibodies to Treponema pallidum in human serum or plasma using the ADVIA Centaur XP/XPT System and ADVIA Centaur CP Systems, SMN:10492493
Where it was distributed
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Fren.Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Fed., Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.A.E., Ukraine, United Kingdom.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Potential for the ADVIA Centaur Syphilis assay to carryover into other commercial assays. This carryover effect only occurs when the impacted assays are used immediately following testing with the Syphilis assay on the ADVIA Centaur XP/XPT or ADVIA Centaur CP systems
Which lots are affected?
All Lots
Where was it sold?
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and the countries of Austria, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Fren.Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russian Fed., Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, U.A.E., Ukraine, United Kingdom.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
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