BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    VITROS 4600 Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6802445, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750012343, Software Version 3.2 and below; IVD. Product Usage: The VITROS 4600 Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using both VITROS Chemistry Products Slides (colorimetric endpoint, rate, ion-selective electrode, and immunorate methods) and VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip liquid reagents (spectrophotometric and spectrophotometric immunoassay methods.)

    Recall: Z-0642-2016 · Initiated November 3, 2015

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-0642-2016
    Event Number
    72597
    Firm
    Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
    FEI Number
    1000136573
    Product Code
    JJE
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Software design
    Initiated
    November 3, 2015
    Posted
    January 13, 2016
    Terminated
    May 30, 2018
    Address
    100 Indigo Creek Dr, Rochester, NY, 14626-5101

    Description

    VITROS 4600 Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6802445, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750012343, Software Version 3.2 and below; IVD. Product Usage: The VITROS 4600 Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using both VITROS Chemistry Products Slides (colorimetric endpoint, rate, ion-selective electrode, and immunorate methods) and VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip liquid reagents (spectrophotometric and spectrophotometric immunoassay methods.)

    Reason

    Software anomaly may allow VITROS Systems to sample and process assays while the fluids and reagent temperatures are not in the required temperature range for optimal processing. When this intermittent issue occurs, the VITROS Systems continue to operate and process results without notification to the User, possibly producing erroneous results.

    Action

    Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics sent an Urgent Product Correction Letters (Ref. CL2015-211, dated November 3, 2015) via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (only to those consignees who provided a PO Box as an address) to all customers who received the affected devices (VITROS 3600 and 5600 Systems). The notification identified the affected products, problem and actions to be taken. Foreign affiliates were informed via e-mail on 11/03/2015 of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics sent an Urgent Product Correction Letters (Ref. CL2015-221, dated November 11, 2015) via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (only to those consignees who provided a PO Box as an address) to all customers who received the affected devices (VITROS 5,1 FS and 4600 users). The notification identified the affected products, problem and actions to be taken. Foreign affiliates were informed via e-mail on 11/11/2015 of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Puerto Rico, and foreign distribution to: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and Venezuela.

    Quantity

    Domestic: 157, Foreign: 270