Events

Recall of Tosoh Folate calibrator sets

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Tosoh Bioscience Inc.

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
    36506
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-0082-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-09-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-10-28
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2007-07-21
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=48775
  • 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
    Folate calibrator sets - Product Code JIS
  • Reason
    Reports of low calibration rate value flags; use of the recalled product may result in failure to calibrate the instrument.
  • Action
    The firm mailed Urgent: Medical Device Recall letters to their customer accounts on 9/5/2006. The letter informs the customers of the calibration problem and asks that the customers examine their inventories for the presence of the suspect product and place any product found in quarantine. The letter also asks that the customers identify their subaccount/customers and notify them of the recall with a copy of the recall letter, if the product has been further distributed. The recall letter is accompanied by a Response form which the customer is asked to complete and return to TOSOH as soon as possible. The Response form requires reporting of infomation concerning the amount and disposition of all product on-hand. It also includes a section for use by the distributor/customers for indicating whether or not their customers have been notified as well as the names and addressed of the distributor''s subaccounts. Should the customer(s) have any questions, the recall letter provides a telephone number and the name of a contact person to whom questions can be addressed.

Device

Tosoh Folate calibrator sets
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Code: G431726 (shipped after June 6, 2006)
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide distribution ---- including states of AL, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, SC, TX, WA, WI, WV, and WY.
  • Product Description
    TOSOH AIA-PACK FOLATE Calibrator Sets, six levels, Catalog Number-020392. The calibrators are packaged in 1 ml glass vials with 12 glass vials per box.
  • Manufacturer
    Tosoh Bioscience Inc

Manufacturer

Tosoh Bioscience Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Tosoh Bioscience Inc, 3600 Gantz Road, Grove City OH 43123
  • Source
    USFDA