FDA Recall Terminated

VITROS Chemistry Products URIC Slides, REF/Product Code 194 3927 (300 slides per sales unit), Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750000340, Rx ONLY, IVD --- For in vitro diagnostic use only.

Recall: Z-0092-2017 · Initiated August 11, 2016

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0092-2017
Event Number
74950
Firm
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
FEI Number
1000136573
Product Code
KNK
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Initiated
August 11, 2016
Terminated
June 11, 2018
Address
100 Indigo Creek Dr, Rochester, NY, 14626-5101

Description

VITROS Chemistry Products URIC Slides, REF/Product Code 194 3927 (300 slides per sales unit), Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750000340, Rx ONLY, IVD --- For in vitro diagnostic use only.

Reason

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics confirmed that N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), a drug used for acetaminophen overdose, mucolytic therapy and is used as nutritional supplement, can interfere with VITROS GLU, LAC, TRIG, and URIC Slides assays.

Action

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics sent an URGENT PRODUCT CORRECTION Letter (Ref. CL2016-152) dated August 11, 2016 via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/or US Postal Service Priority Mail (for PO Boxes only) to all customers who could order and use affected product to inform them that new interferant were identified for GLU, LAC, TRIG and URIC Slides which may cause biased results. Foreign affiliates were informed by e-mail on August 11, 2016, of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue. For questions, please contact our Ortho CareTM Technical Solutions Center at 1-800-421-3311. For questions regarding this recall call 908-218-8776.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) Puerto Rico and Bermuda), Internationally to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Panama, Poland, Singapore, Spain, and Venezuela.

Quantity

US: 18,749 sales units; Foreign: 94,928 sales units