Events

Recall of Device Recall VITROS 4600 Chemistry System

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States 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
    72979
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1073-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-12-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-03-08
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-05-30
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=142993
  • 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
    Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    Increased u90-382 or 6lu condition codes generated by vitros 250, 350, 5,1 fs, 4600 and 5600 chemistry systems when using calibrator kit 9, lot 954. a trend of complaints regarding customers actions following u90-382 or 6lu condition codes was noted (see res 72289 - vitros calibrator kit 9, lot 954 recall).
  • Action
    Ortho Clinical Diagnostics sent an URGENT PRODUCT CORRECTION NOTIFICATION Letter (Ref. CL2015-201, dated December 21, 2015) via FedEx overnight courier and/or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (only to those consignees who provided a PO Box as an address). The notification letter was sent to all customers who received the affected product. Foreign affiliates were informed by e-mail on 12/20/2015 of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. For questions contact Customer Technical Services at 1-800-421-3311.

Device

Device Recall VITROS 4600 Chemistry System
  • Model / Serial
    Software Version 3.2 and below; Serial Numbers J46000001 - 46000678
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico, and the countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Spain, and Venezuela
  • Product Description
    VITROS 4600 Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6802445, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750012343; IVD. || Product Usage: || For in vitro diagnostic use. The VITROS 4600 Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using both VITROS Chemistry Products Slides (colorimetric endpoint, rate, ion-selective electrode, and immunorate methods) and VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip liquid reagents (spectrophotometric and spectrophotometric immunoassay methods.)
  • Manufacturer
    Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

Manufacturer

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
  • Manufacturer Address
    Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, 100 Indigo Creek Dr, Rochester NY 14626-5101
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    The Carlyle Group LP
  • Source
    USFDA