Events

Recall of Ortho Clinical Diagnostics VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products iPTH ReagentPack

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
    75476
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0903-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-10-05
  • 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=150465
  • 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, parathyroid hormone - Product Code CEW
  • Reason
    The device defect is a positive bias of up to 20% relative to the currently marketed roche device. in addition, the firm states that during the investigation they discovered that the cleared reference interval (ri) was not set optimally at product launch in 2010 and that the upper limit in the ifu of 53.5pg/ml is too low and should be closer to 80 pg/ml. they are in the process of submitting the data to support the revised ri in a new 510k submission and will be changing the ifu once the 510k is cleared.
  • Action
    Ortho Clinical sent an Urgent Product Correction Notification letter dated October 5, 2016, to all affected customers 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 Products iPTH to inform them of the issue and the required actions. Foreign affiliates were informed by email on October 5, 2016, of the issue and instructed to notify their customers of the issue and the required actions. Required Actions - Until further notice, be aware of positively biased results when using the device. Discuss any concerns regarding previously reported results with your Laboratory Medical Director to determine the appropriate course of action. Post the notification by your VITROS System or with your user documentation. In accordance with regulatory requirements, complete and return the Confirmation of Receipt form via email to: RA-OCDUS-CONFIRMAD@ORTHOCLINICALDIAGNOSTICS.COM. Customers with questions can call the Ortho Care Technical Solutions Center at 1-800-421-3311. For further questions regarding this recall, please call (585) 453-3452.

Device

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products iPTH ReagentPack
  • Model / Serial
    Lot / Expiry date: 1) 0700 (18 Oct 2016), 0710 (14 Nov 2016), 0748 (16 Feb 2017, 0758 (06 Mar 2017); 2) 0728 (12 Dec 2016), 0738 (02 Jan 2017), 0768 (10 Apr 2017)
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - Nationwide Distribution : and to the countries of : Bermuda, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Panama, Singapore, Venezuela, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland.
  • Product Description
    VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Intact PTH Reagent Pack: 1) UPN 10758750006287 / Product Code 6802892 - Reagent Pack, 2) UPN 10758750006250 / Product Code 6802893 - Calibrators || For the quantitative measurement of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) 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. Intact PTH is indicated to aid in the differential diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, or hypercalcemia of malignancy and can be used intraoperatively
  • 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