Events

Recall of Device Recall DiaScreen Liquid Urine Controls

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Assuramed.

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
    65980
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2196-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-07-16
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-09-13
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-12-27
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=121133
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Urinalysis controls (assayed and unassayed) - Product Code JJW
  • Reason
    The products may have been stored at temperatures outside their required storage conditions.
  • Action
    Independence Medical (im) sent an Urgent Product Recall letter dated July 16, 2013, to all affected consignees. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the consignee. Consignees were instructed to identify and immediately cease the distribution of the recalled products, quarantine the recalled products, and contact the recalling firm at 800-860-8027 for instructions on how to return the recalled products. Consignees who further distributed the recalled products were requested to notify their customers of the recall. Consignees were also instructed to complete the Product Recall Acknowledgement Form and return the document by email to recall@indemed.com indicating receipt of the notification.Customers with questions were instructed to contact the product manufacturer for ProTime Disposable Cuvettes at 800-579-2255, DiaScreen Liquid Urine Controls at 800-818-8877, and Hemoccult II SENSA elite Dispensapak at 800-854-3633. For questions regarding this recall call 800-860-8027.

Device

Device Recall DiaScreen Liquid Urine Controls
  • Model / Serial
    Product Number: D76004;  Lots: All Lots;  Independence Medical Catalog Number: CJD76004
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide Distribution including AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, KY, LA, MI, NJ, NY, OH,OK, OR, SC, TX, UT, and WA.
  • Product Description
    DiaScreen Liquid Urine Controls: Positive and Negative Assayed Liquid Quality Controls for use with Dipsticks in Routine Urinalysis; Product Number D76004 (4x12 mL bottles) consists of: 2x12mL Positive controls [and] 2x12mL Negative controls; Manufactured for ARKRAY USA, Inc.; Minneapolis, MN 55439 || Diascreen liquid urine control is a synthetic control designed to react with commercial urine dipsticks to register listed responses on color reagent pads. It is intended for use in a clinical laboratory as a urine control for qualitative procedures used in chemical determinations. The control is intended to be used exactly as if it were a patient sample to assist in the assessment of the listed analytical procedures.
  • Manufacturer
    Assuramed

Manufacturer

Assuramed
  • Manufacturer Address
    Assuramed, 1810 Summit Commerce Par, K, Twinsburg OH 44087
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Cardinal Health
  • Source
    USFDA