FDA Recall Terminated

ORIGIO MIDATLANTIC DEVICES CRYOPETTE (r) Rx only Single use only CRY-PETTE-CL LOT 123456 2013-10-10 Exp. date *** MADE IN THE USA STERILE R ***Origio, Inc. 3400 Hunter's Way, Charlottesville, VA 22911 www.origio.com The Cryopette (r) is a cryopreservative storage device that is intended for use in vitrification procedures to contain and maintain human blastocyst stage embryos.

Recall: Z-1094-2012 · Initiated November 28, 2011

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1094-2012
Event Number
60824
Firm
ORIGIO HUMAGEN PIPETS INC.
FEI Number
1216677
Product Code
MQK
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Device Design
Initiated
November 28, 2011
Posted
February 23, 2012
Terminated
February 4, 2013
Address
2400 Hunters Way, Charlottesville, VA, 22911-7930

Description

ORIGIO MIDATLANTIC DEVICES CRYOPETTE (r) Rx only Single use only CRY-PETTE-CL LOT 123456 2013-10-10 Exp. date *** MADE IN THE USA STERILE R ***Origio, Inc. 3400 Hunter's Way, Charlottesville, VA 22911 www.origio.com The Cryopette (r) is a cryopreservative storage device that is intended for use in vitrification procedures to contain and maintain human blastocyst stage embryos.

Reason

Cryopettes were rupturing during the warming process following vitrification.

Action

ORIGIO sent a Field Safety Corrective Action letter dated November 21, 2011, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customer. ORIGIO feels it is important to eliminate this risk completely. As soon as we are confident that this danger of rupture has been eliminated, we will make Cryopettes available again. Please use the attached UPS call tag to return any unused Cryopettes to ORIGIO Inc. Upon receipt, we will issue a credit to your account. We sincerely apologize for the problems this issue has caused in your laboratories. For further questions please call (434) 979-4000.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - U.S. included states of AL, AR, DE, PR, NY, MA, NH, VT, IL, CT, NJ, PA, VA, WV, NV, NC, SC, GA, FL, OH, MD, MS, IN, MI, PR, WI, MN, SD, MT, MO, TX, CO, UT, AZ, CA, HI, OR, AK, WA and in countries of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordon, So. Korea, Taiwan, Brazil, So. Africa, Oman, Kazakhstan, Honduras, Slovenia, Serbia, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Croatia, Ukraine, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Hungary, Russia, Lebanon, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Thailand, Nigeria, Japan, Spain, Greece, Canada, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, and Australia,

Quantity

73850 Cryopettes