Events

Recall of VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS SYSTEM - PHBR SLIDES

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
    44701
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-20
  • 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
    Ocd has received complaints of intermittent imprecision outliers or shifts in accuracy and control fluid values outside of expected intervals when using vitros chemistry products phbr slides. internal investigation has confirmed that positively biased values for patient samples could be obtained that may not be detected by quality control fluids.

Device

VITROS CHEMISTRY PRODUCTS SYSTEM - PHBR SLIDES
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 8221384 (Lot serial: > 10 contact manufacturer)
  • Product Description
    VITROS Chemistry Products PHBR Slides
  • Manufacturer
    ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Manufacturer

ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS