FDA Recall Terminated

GEM Check Coag CNTRL Normal APTT Whole Blood Controls Package Insert: IVD. 15/pk. 06260061600. Manufactured for: Instrumentation Laboratory Company, Lexington, MA 02421-3125. Intended to be used to perform quality control assays using GEM test cartridges on the IL GEM PCL/PCL Plus Portable Coagulation Laboratory.

Recall: Z-2107-2010 · Initiated July 8, 2010

Recall

Recall Number
Z-2107-2010
Event Number
56169
Firm
International Technidyne Corporation
FEI Number
3005776351
Product Code
GGN
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Error in labeling
Initiated
July 8, 2010
Posted
July 28, 2010
Terminated
September 23, 2010
Address
20 Corporate Pl S, Piscataway, NJ, 08854-6144

Description

GEM Check Coag CNTRL Normal APTT Whole Blood Controls Package Insert: IVD. 15/pk. 06260061600. Manufactured for: Instrumentation Laboratory Company, Lexington, MA 02421-3125. Intended to be used to perform quality control assays using GEM test cartridges on the IL GEM PCL/PCL Plus Portable Coagulation Laboratory.

Reason

Certain lots of GEM Check Coag Whole Blood Controls contain an error in the package insert where the incorrect Acceptable Performance Ranges were published.

Action

Urgent: Medical Device Correction Notices, dated July 1, 2010, were sent by Federal Express on July 8, 2010 to all first consignee end users. The letters identified the affected product and asked customers to review and follow all instructions as outlined in the ITC in the communication. The info should be shared with laboratory staff and the notification should be retained as part of the laboratory Quality System documentation. The enclosed response form should be completed and returned to ITC within 5 days.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution -- USA, including states of NY, TN, CA, AR, IL and TX and countries of Australia, Italy, Spain, Germany, Chile, Spain, Malta, Belgium, Austria, and Switzerland.

Quantity

95 kits C9GC5001; 32 kits G9GC5003; 46 kits J9GC5004; 5 kits C0GC5001; Each kit contains 15 vials.