Assay Data Disk — Class II medical device recall Z-1729-2015
Terminated recall by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, reported 2015-06-17, distributed nationwide. Software anomaly regarding urine samples that require acidified pretreatment. The software has allowed urine s
| Recall number | Z-1729-2015 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Rochester, NY, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2015-04-06 |
| Classified | 2015-06-08 |
| Reported by FDA | 2015-06-17 |
| Terminated | 2018-05-25 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AU, BE, BR, CL, DK, ES, FR, GB, HK, IE, IN, IT, MX, PT, RO, SE, TW |
| Reason classes | software |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 10758750001576 |
Product
Assay Data Disk (ADD), All DRV versions that support product within expiry dating Automates pre-analytical and post-analytical sample and data management for in vitro diagnostic use. VITROS Urine Assays: VITROS Calcium (Ca), Magnesium (Mg), and Phosphorus (Phos) requires acidification pretreatment prior to urine assay testing
Reason for recall
Software anomaly regarding urine samples that require acidified pretreatment. The software has allowed urine samples for assays that require acidified pretreatment to be metered from the same sample container as assays that required no pretreatment when the sample was programmed.
Machine access
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