BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    Instrumentation Laboratory (IL)HemosIL von Willebrand Factor Activity Assay Kit Part Number: 0020004700 The assay is intended for the quantitative determination of von Willebrand Factor Activity (VWF Activity) in human citrated plasma on IL Coagulation Systems

    Recall: Z-1519-2012 · Initiated April 11, 2012

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-1519-2012
    Event Number
    61522
    Firm
    Instrumentation Laboratory Co.
    FEI Number
    1217183
    Product Code
    GGP
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Nonconforming Material/Component
    Initiated
    April 11, 2012
    Posted
    May 10, 2012
    Terminated
    August 24, 2012
    Address
    180 Hartwell Road, Bedford, MA, 01730-2443

    Description

    Instrumentation Laboratory (IL)HemosIL von Willebrand Factor Activity Assay Kit Part Number: 0020004700 The assay is intended for the quantitative determination of von Willebrand Factor Activity (VWF Activity) in human citrated plasma on IL Coagulation Systems

    Reason

    Falsely elevated levels may be reported with the HemosIL von Willebrand Factor Activity assay.

    Action

    Instrumentation Laboratories mailed Recall Letter via USPS to US and Canadian customers on April 11, 2012, through Beckman Coulter. The customer mailing and tracking of the Urgent Recall Notification and Recovery Procedure in the United States and Canada will be handled through the distributor, Beckman Coulter. Accounts are requested to check inventory for the product lots of Hemosll von Willebrand Factor Activity, PN 0020004700, listed in the table and document their destruction on the provided tracking form and return the completed form. Questions or concerns regarding this notification, please call Beckman Coulter Technical Service at (800) 526-7694. On March 29, an e-mail communication was circulated to the IL Affiliates in Europe and Japan requesting them to translate the Urgent Field Safety Notification [title of document outside US and Canada] and product destruction tracking form, mail the notification to their customer base and notify their Competent Authorities.. Fpr questions regarding this recall call 781-861-4467.

    Distribution

    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BELARUS BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CHILE, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS NORWAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TURKEY, and the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    Quantity

    9320 Kits