Events

Recall of Device Recall ProTime Microcoagulation System

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-2198-2013
  • 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=121135
  • 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
    Test, time, prothrombin - Product Code GJS
  • 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 ProTime Microcoagulation System
  • Model / Serial
    *** 1) Product Number: PRO3-25;  Lots: All Lots;  Independence Medical Catalog Number: 55L2101002;  *** 2) Product Number: PRO5-25;  Lots: All Lots;  Independence Medical Catalog Number: ICPRO525
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • 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
    ProTime Microcoagulation System; PROTIME CUVETTE AND PROTIME3 CUVETTE; Store the foil-pouched cuvettes refrigerated 2-8C (36 - 36F); MATERIALS PROVIDED; ProTime cuvettes with Tenderlett Plus; or; Protime3 cuvettes with Tenderlett Plus LV; Product Instructions; Antiseptic, gauze (with self-test package only); International Technidyne Corporation; 8 Olsen Avenue; Edison, NJ 08820 USA; a subsidiary of Thoratec Corporation || The ProTime Microcoagulation System consists of a portable, battery operated instrument and disposable cuvette for quantitative determination of prothrombin time (PT) from fingerstick whole blood or anticoagulant-free venous whole blood. There are two different types of cuvettes available for use with the ProTime Microcoagulation System: a ProTime cuvette and a ProTime3 cuvette. The ProTime cuvette is black color coded and utilizes three channels for the PT assays and two channels for integral controls. It requires approximately 65 ul of blood (approximately 3 drops). The ProTime3 cuvette is blue color coded and utilizes one channel for PT assay and two channels for integral controls. The ProTime3 cuvette requires approximately 27 ul of blood (approximately 1 large drop). The ProTime Microcoagulation System is intended for professional use in the management of patients treated with oral anticoagulants or for patient self-testing.
  • Manufacturer
    Assuramed

Manufacturer

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