FDA Recall
Terminated
VITROS Chemistry GENT Reagent REF 680 1711, *** Responsible firm on label: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc., Rochester, NY 14626. Each box contains 6 packs. Each pack contains liquid reagent for 50 tests.
Recall: Z-1460-05
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Initiated July 19, 2005
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-1460-05
- Event Number
- 32801
- Firm
- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
- FEI Number
- 1000136573
- Product Code
- LCD
- Status
- Terminated
- Root Cause
- Other
- Initiated
- July 19, 2005
- Posted
- September 1, 2005
- Terminated
- March 13, 2006
- Address
- 100 Indigo Creek Dr, Rochester, NY, 14626-5101
Description
VITROS Chemistry GENT Reagent REF 680 1711, *** Responsible firm on label: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc., Rochester, NY 14626. Each box contains 6 packs. Each pack contains liquid reagent for 50 tests.
Reason
Negatively biased results can be observed when the reagent pack has less than 12 tests remaining and has been on the analyzer greater than 24 hours.
Action
Letters dated 7/19/2005 with instructions to process QC fluid according to the IFU when processing patient samples. When replacement product arrives, instructions are to destroy the remaining inventory of the recalled lots.
Distribution
The product was shipped nationwide and to Ortho-Clinical/J&J affiliates in Australia, Canada, Singapore, England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Quantity
443 boxes