VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 29 — Class III medical device recall Z-2119-2016
Terminated recall by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, reported 2016-07-13, distributed nationwide. Ortho Clinical Diagnostics started receiving customer complaints for biased results when using VITROS dTIBC Re
| Recall number | Z-2119-2016 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class III |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Rochester, NY, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2016-05-24 |
| Classified | 2016-07-01 |
| Reported by FDA | 2016-07-13 |
| Terminated | 2018-06-08 |
| 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 |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 10758750001576 |
| Lot numbers | 2915 |
| Model numbers | 2001, 680 |
| Expiration dates | 2016-07-20, 2016-12-20 |
Product
VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 29, REF/Product Code 680 2344, used in conjunction with VITROS Chemistry Products dTIBC Reagent Generation 30 (GEN 30), REF 680 2001, and Assay Data Disk (ADD), REF/Product Code 6801876 (Unique Device No. 10758750001576), Data Release Versions (DRVs) 5870 through 5883 inclusive; IVD --- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics For in vitro diagnostic use only. VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 29 is used to calibrate the VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, the VITROS 4600 Chemistry System and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System for the quantitative measurement of total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) using VITROS Chemistry Products dTIBC Reagent.
Reason for recall
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics started receiving customer complaints for biased results when using VITROS dTIBC Reagent GEN 30 product. Ortho's investigation confirmed that incorrect calibration mathematics were assigned to the Calibrator Kit 29 Lots 2915 and 2995 supporting dTIBC Reagent GEN 30 product.
Machine access
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