FDA Recall Terminated

VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 9 Calibrator, 2 mL, Product Code 8568040, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750005031, IVD -- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. --- VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 9 is used to calibrate VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System for the quantitative measurement of ACET, CRBM, DGXN, and PHYT.

Recall: Z-0202-2016 · Initiated September 28, 2015

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0202-2016
Event Number
72289
Firm
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
FEI Number
1000305841
Product Code
JIT
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Initiated
September 28, 2015
Posted
November 2, 2015
Terminated
May 22, 2018
Address
1000 Lee Road, Rochester, NY, 14606

Description

VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 9 Calibrator, 2 mL, Product Code 8568040, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750005031, IVD -- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. --- VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 9 is used to calibrate VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System for the quantitative measurement of ACET, CRBM, DGXN, and PHYT.

Reason

The firm is conducting a product correction due to an increase in U90-382 or 6LU condition codes (wash errors) when using VITROS Calibrator Kit 9, Lot 0954.

Action

Customer letter (Ref. CL2015-191) was sent on 9/28/2015 via FedEx overnight courier and/or US Postal Service Priority Mail (for PO Boxes only) and /or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications to US consignees (OCD Direct, Drop-Ship and US Federal Government) to inform them of the issue and advise them to discontinue use of the affected calibrator lot, discard the remaining inventory of the affected lot and recalibrate VITROS DGXN and PHYT Slides using Cal Kit 9 with an alternative lot of calibrator kit 9 upon availability. Distributor letter (Ref. DL2015-191) was sent on 9/28/2015 via US Postal Service Priority Mail and/or FedEx overnight courier to US Distributor consignees and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and the required actions. The foreign affiliates were notified via e-mail on 9/28/2015.

Distribution

Nationwide, Puerto Rico and foreign distribution to the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Panama, Singapore, Spain and Venezuela

Quantity

Domestic: 2443 kits; Foreign: 1548 kits