Events

Recall of ID-MTS IMPACT PIPETTOR

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
    56203
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2002-09-09
  • 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
    There is a possibility of motor system failure in this instrument characterized by out of specification volume delivery for th 50ul 25ul and 10ul volumes.

Device

ID-MTS IMPACT PIPETTOR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: S/NS: 182189 THRU 182191); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182194 THRU 182231 182234); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: THRU 182240 182242 182244); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: THRU 182246 182248 182260); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182262 THRU 182269 182271); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: THRU 182272 182274 182278); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182289 182291 182294 182302); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182305 182307 182309-182310); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182312 182316-182318 182371-); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182372 182376-182376 182381); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182390 182392 182421 182429); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182432 182440-182441 182443); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182446 182448-182449 182450); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182460-182461 182474-182475); Model Catalog: MT102205 (Lot serial: 182482 182333.)
  • Product Description
    ID-MTS IMPACT PIPETTOR
  • Manufacturer
    ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Manufacturer

ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS