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Recall of Device Recall VITROS 5,1 FS 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
    38217
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1167-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-05-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-08-16
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-05-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=53171
  • 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
    in vitro diagnostic - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    Software design. the firm received a customer complaint regarding a qualitative positive thc (cannabinoids) result obtained from a thc quality control fluid that was known to be negative when using vitros¿ chemistry products thc reagent. a second customer complaint was received a month later. ocd's investigation concluded that under specific circumstances, incorrect qualitative results for cannabi.
  • Action
    On 5/17/07, OCD informed its foreign affiliates of the field correction by e-mail, and instructed them to inform their customers who received the VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry Systems as well as the VITROS Chemistry Products THC (Cannabinoids) and/or AMPH (Amphetamine) Reagents of this issue. On 5/18/07, all US OCD direct customers and end-use customers of consignees that received the VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry Systems as well as the VITROS Chemistry Products THC (Cannabinoids) and/or AMPH (Amphetamine) Reagents, were informed of the "field correction" by US Postal Service letter, provided with a new Assay Data Disk (ADD #5465), and were instructed to load it and recalibrate these assays, if necessary.

Device

Device Recall VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System
  • Model / Serial
    Software Version 2.2.1, Serial Numbers 34000121 to 34001377.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide and Worldwide
  • Product Description
    VITROS¿ 5,1 FS (Fusion Series) Chemistry System Software Version 2.2.1, only when using VITROS¿ Chemistry Products THC (Cannabinoids) or AMPH (Amphetamine) Reagents, Cat. No. 680 1375.
  • Manufacturer
    Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

Manufacturer

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
  • Manufacturer Address
    Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, 100 Indigo Creek Drive, Rochester NY 14626-5101
  • Source
    USFDA