Events

Recall of HemosIL von Willebrand Factor Activity Assay kit

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Instrumentation Laboratory Co..

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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
    61522
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1519-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-04-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2012-05-10
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-08-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=108339
  • 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, qualitative and quantitative factor deficiency - Product Code GGP
  • Reason
    Falsely elevated levels may be reported with the hemosil von willebrand factor activity assay.
  • Action
    Instrumentation Laboratories mailed Recall Letter via USPS to US and Canadian customers on April 11, 2012, through Beckman Coulter. The customer mailing and tracking of the Urgent Recall Notification and Recovery Procedure in the United States and Canada will be handled through the distributor, Beckman Coulter. Accounts are requested to check inventory for the product lots of Hemosll von Willebrand Factor Activity, PN 0020004700, listed in the table and document their destruction on the provided tracking form and return the completed form. Questions or concerns regarding this notification, please call Beckman Coulter Technical Service at (800) 526-7694. On March 29, an e-mail communication was circulated to the IL Affiliates in Europe and Japan requesting them to translate the Urgent Field Safety Notification [title of document outside US and Canada] and product destruction tracking form, mail the notification to their customer base and notify their Competent Authorities.. Fpr questions regarding this recall call 781-861-4467.

Device

HemosIL von Willebrand Factor Activity Assay kit
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Numbers:  B01424 Exp Date: March 31 , 2012; B11498 Exp Date: July, 31 , 2012; B11655 Exp Date: November 30, 2012; B11687 Exp Date: January 31 , 2013
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and the countries of Canada, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BELARUS BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CHILE, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF), ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KUWAIT LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS NORWAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TURKEY, and the UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  • Product Description
    Instrumentation Laboratory (IL)HemosIL von Willebrand Factor Activity Assay Kit || Part Number: 0020004700 || The assay is intended for the quantitative determination of von Willebrand Factor Activity (VWF Activity) in human citrated plasma on IL Coagulation Systems
  • Manufacturer
    Instrumentation Laboratory Co.

Manufacturer

Instrumentation Laboratory Co.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Instrumentation Laboratory Co., 180 Hartwell Road, Bedford MA 01730-2443
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Werfenlife Sa.
  • Source
    USFDA