Events

Recall of ENGEN AUTOMATED SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEM

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    58438
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-03-23
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Ortho clinical diagnostics (ortho) has initiated this recall pertaining to the engen laboratory automation system configured with thermo scientific recapper module due to the possibility that the electrical cable that supplies power to the cap vibratory feeder of the recapper module may loosen from its correct position above the vibration feeder support plate and migrate to under the support plate. if this occurs the uncapped sample tubes may hit the cable and sample fluid (e.G. serum) may splash from the tube and into another tube or onto the under carriage of the support plate.

Device

ENGEN AUTOMATED SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEM
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: ENGEN (Lot serial: JCT20Q3J); Model Catalog: ENGEN (Lot serial: J16XQH4J); Model Catalog: ENGEN (Lot serial: J953244)
  • Product Description
    enGen Laboratory Automation System
  • Manufacturer
    ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Manufacturer

ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS