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Recall of Device Recall Liquid HDL (PEG) Cholesterol Reagent

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

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
    53810
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0860-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-11-10
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-02-25
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-02-11
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=86562
  • 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
    HDL, LDL, & VLDL Precipitation - Product Code LBR
  • Reason
    The firm initiated the recall due to the presence of visible contamination of the product.
  • Action
    Consignees were notified by an Urgent: Medical Device Recall letter (sent by email, fax or through the mails) dated 11/10/09. The letter identified the affected product and instructed customers to immediately examine their inventory. If the product was further distributed their customers should be identified and notified of the recall. Customers are instructed to dispose of any product in stock. Questions should be directed to the Technical Support Department at 800-757-5313 or 734-487-8300.

Device

Device Recall Liquid HDL (PEG) Cholesterol Reagent
  • Model / Serial
    All lots containing the numbers 815701 in the lot number.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- USA, Bolivia, Ghana, Jamaica, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka and Trinidad.
  • Product Description
    Liquid HDL (PEG) Cholesterol Reagent, Pointe Scientific, Inc, Canton, MI; Catalog # 7-H7511-30, 8-H7511-30, 3-H-7511-L. (Clinical chemistry). || For the quantitative determination of high density lipoprotein (HDL) in cholesterol in serum.
  • Manufacturer
    Pointe Scientific, Inc.

Manufacturer

Pointe Scientific, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Pointe Scientific, Inc., 5449 Research Dr, Canton MI 48188
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    MedTest Holdings
  • Source
    USFDA