Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Vista Air Compressor. Vista AirCompressor replacement part: SMN 10706557 SKIT Air Compressor Assy, used on the Dimension Vista 500 and Dimension Vista 1500 systems. Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Dimension Vista System is an in vitro diagnostic device intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures such as pipetting, mixing, heating, and measuring spectral intensities to determine a variety of analytes in human body fluids. Dimension Vista chemical and immun
Hazard
A small number of Vista Air Compressors were miswired, which if installed and powered up, could cause a fire, or become an electrical shock hazard.
What You Should Do
Siemens sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated April 2014, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customers. Actions to be Taken by the Customer 1. If an Air Compressor has already been delivered to your laboratory, or is delivered in the future for installation by your Siemens Healthcare Customer Service Engineer, please do not make any attempt to install the Air Compressor by yourself. 2. Please notify your local Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Customer Care Center when an Air Compressor is at your site so arrangements may be made for installation by a Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Customer Service Engineer. Please discuss the content of this letter with your Medical Director. Please complete and return the Field Correction Effectiveness Check Form attached to this letter. Please retain this letter with your laboratory records and forward this letter to those who may have received this product. We apologize for the inconvenience this situation has caused. If you have any questions, please contact Siemens Customer Care Center - Technical Solutions at (800-441-9250) or your local Siemens technical support representative.
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Products
- Brand
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.
- UPC
- Product Siemens Material Number (SMN) Dimension Vista 500 Domestic: 10284473 International: 10488224 Dimension Vista 1500 Domestic: 10444801 International: 10444802 Serial #s: 0913900306 0913900355
Units Affected
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