FDA Recall Terminated

Clinitek 50 Urine Chemistry Analyzer; Product codes 6509C, 6513K, 6514C, 6515C, 6516F and 6518C. [The different product codes are for the various countries where the product is distributed.]

Recall: Z-0911-03 · Initiated June 19, 2003

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0911-03
Event Number
26312
Firm
Bayer HealthCare LLC, Diagnostics Div
FEI Number
1810909
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
June 19, 2003
Posted
June 21, 2003
Terminated
September 2, 2004
Address
1884 Miles Ave., Elkhart, IN, 46515

Description

Clinitek 50 Urine Chemistry Analyzer; Product codes 6509C, 6513K, 6514C, 6515C, 6516F and 6518C. [The different product codes are for the various countries where the product is distributed.]

Reason

Analyzer will produce erroneous results due to missing grounding strap.

Action

Marketing sent a 'dear customer' letter to each account on May 13, 2003 telling them that their instrument had been identified as not meeting a production specification. An urgent product correction letter was subsequently sent to each account on or about June 20, 2003. The analyzers affected will be replaced.

Distribution

United States, Australia, Canada, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Quantity

1324