Events

Recall of Device Recall VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products TSH Reagent Pack

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
    74828
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-2580-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-07-28
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=148548
  • 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
    Radioimmunoassay, thyroid-stimulating hormone - Product Code JLW
  • Reason
    A field correction was issued by the firm for vitros tsh reagent lot 5040 due to a higher than expected frequency of customer calibration curves falling outside of the calibration quality parameters and therefore unusable to process samples. customers using vitros tsh lot 5040 will potentially experience an unexpected increase in the unsuccessful calibrations potentially causing a delay in testing and reporting results for vitros tsh.
  • Action
    Ortho Clinical Diagnostics sent an Important Product Correction Notification letter on July 28, 2016, via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (for PO Boxes only) to all customers who received VITROS Immunodiagnostic Product TSH, Lot 5040 to inform them of the issue and the required actions. Instructions were provided to customers. Customers with questions were instructed to contact Ortho Care" Technical Solutions Center at 1-800-421-3311. Foreign affiliates were informed by e-mail on July 28, 2016, of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and the required actions. For questions regarding this recall call 908-218-8776.

Device

Device Recall VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products TSH Reagent Pack
  • Model / Serial
    Lot 5040 (Expiry date 19 Dec 2016)
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - US to VA, WV, GA, TN, KY, MN, SD, AR, OK and Internationally to Canada
  • Product Description
    VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products TSH Reagent Pack, REF/Catalog Number/Product Code 191 2997, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750000227, IVD --- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Pencoed Bridgend CF35 5PZ UK || For the in vitro quantitative measurement of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in human serum and plasma (EDTA or heparin) using the VITROS ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic Systems, the VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System to aid in the differential diagnosis of thyroid disease.
  • Manufacturer
    ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Manufacturer

ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS
  • Manufacturer Address
    ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS, FELINDRE MEADOWS, Bridgend United Kingdom
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    The Carlyle Group LP
  • Source
    USFDA