Siemens Healthcare recalls lab analyzers with serial numbers B0058 to S5970 due to flexible tubing cracking during maintenance, which may cause liquid waste leaks and slip/fall hazards. Affected units are for professional lab use only.
Flexible tubing connected to the liquid waste bottle can crack during routine customer maintenance potentially causing liquid waste can leak onto the floor, creating a slip and fall hazard
Siemens Healthcare is recalling the IMMULITE 2000 immunoassay system lab analyzers with serial numbers B0058 to S5970. The flexible tubing connected to the liquid waste bottle can crack during routine maintenance, potentially causing liquid waste to leak and create slip and fall hazards.
The flexible tubing that connects to the liquid waste bottle can crack during routine customer maintenance. When this happens, liquid waste may leak onto the floor, creating a slip and fall hazard for people in the lab environment.
Laboratory professionals using the IMMULITE 2000 analyzers with serial numbers B0058 through S5970 are most at risk. The product is intended for professional lab use only.
Check the serial number on the analyzer, which ranges from B0058 to S5970. The product is intended for professional laboratory use only and is not for home use.
Look for the serial number on the analyzer, which should be between B0058 and S5970.
No, the IMMULITE 2000 is intended for professional laboratory use only and not for home use.
The official recall notice does not specify a remedy or action steps beyond checking the serial number.
The recall states that cracked tubing may cause liquid waste leaks, which could lead to slip and fall hazards. However, the hazard is not described as causing serious injury in normal use.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Siemens Healthcare to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall Z-2469-2020 — Siemens Healthcare Siemens Healthcare Hello, I own a Siemens Healthcare that is covered by recall Z-2469-2020 from Siemens Healthcare. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
