VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products HBsAg Controls — Class III medical device recall Z-0313-2017
Terminated recall by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, reported 2016-11-02, distributed nationwide. The signal/cutoff (s/c) results may increase throughout the open-reconstituted timeframe of the allowed 5 days
| Recall number | Z-0313-2017 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class III |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Rochester, NY, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2016-06-22 |
| Classified | 2016-10-25 |
| Reported by FDA | 2016-11-02 |
| Terminated | 2018-06-11 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AU, BR, CA, CL, CN, CO, DE, ES, FR, GB, IN, IT, JP, MX, PA, PL, SG, VE |
| Quantity | 1,621 units |
| Expiration dates | 2017-03-29 |
Product
VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products HBsAg Controls, Product Code 6800598 For in vitro diagnostic use only. For use in monitoring the performance of the VITROS ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic Systems, the VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System when used for the in vitro qualitative detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) in human serum and plasma (heparin, EDTA or citrate). The performance of the VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products HBsAg Controls has not been established with any other HBsAg assay.
Reason for recall
The signal/cutoff (s/c) results may increase throughout the open-reconstituted timeframe of the allowed 5 days. Increased results may occur on both the negative and positive Controls. The positive Control, although showing elevated results, was still within acceptable performance.
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