BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class I Terminated

    Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips, Model Number: 99008G2. The Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Professional Use), consisting of the Monitor and test strip, is used for quantitative determination of international normalized ratio (INR) in fresh, capillary whole blood to monitor the effect of warfarin therapy on clotting time by health care professionals. (in vitro diagnostic use).

    Recall: Z-1546-2014 · Reported May 14, 2014

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-1546-2014
    Event ID
    68038
    Classification
    Class I
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Alere San Diego, Inc.
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    May 14, 2014
    Initiation Date
    April 16, 2014
    Classification Date
    May 8, 2014
    Termination Date
    July 19, 2017
    Address
    9975 Summers Ridge Rd, N/A, San Diego, CA, 92121-2997, United States

    Description

    Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips, Model Number: 99008G2. The Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Professional Use), consisting of the Monitor and test strip, is used for quantitative determination of international normalized ratio (INR) in fresh, capillary whole blood to monitor the effect of warfarin therapy on clotting time by health care professionals. (in vitro diagnostic use).

    Reason

    Test Strips may report an inaccurately low INR result. Several patients had a therapeutic or near-therapeutic INR with the Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strip but a significantly higher INR (outside of therapeutic range) when performed by a central laboratory.

    Code Info

    Lot/Unit Codes: Applicable to all Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips lots packaged from 8/22/13 through 3/28/14, including the following: 324810, 324811, 324812, 327543, 327544, 327549, 328109, 328705, 328707, 330238, 330852, 331340, 331916, 331922, 332841, 332842, 332843, 332959, 333362, 333654, 333655, 333864, 333865, 334572, 334575, 335552, 335553, 335796, 335797, 336426, 336668, 337350, 338965, 338966, 339257, 339707, 327856V Expiration date, or Expected shelf life: range from 4/30/14 to 1/31/15

    Distribution

    US Nationwide Distribution

    Quantity

    Estimated 99,795 Total units