Events

Recall of VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products CA 125 II Calibrators

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
    66496
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0525-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-10-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-12-17
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-05-17
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=122496
  • 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, epithelial ovarian tumor-associated antigen (ca125) - Product Code LTK
  • Reason
    Ortho clinical diagnostics issued a product correction notification for vitros immunodiagnostic products ca 125 ii reagent pack and calibrators due to a positive shift in patient results.
  • Action
    The firm, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, sent a "IMPORTANT PRODUCT CORRECTION NOTIFICATION" letter dated October 9, 2013 to their clients/customers informing them of a shift in results that may be observed when performing patient sample correlation tests between VITROS CA 125 II Calibrators and Reagent Packs. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were informed that it is acceptable to continue using any remaining inventory until its expiration date providing that quality control results are within acceptable limits (Note: Lots 1220 and 1230 are expired). The customers were also instructed to consider the need to review patient results using the affected lot(s). If you suspect that a previously reported result may have been affected, provide this information to your Laboratory Medical Director and the requesting physician or health care provider so that appropriate actions may be taken for the patients; Complete and return the attached Confirmation of Receipt form no later than October 18, 2013 via FAX TO: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics at 1-888-557-3759 or 1-585-453-4110, and Forward the information in this notification if you have distributed this product outside of your facility. If you have any additional questions, please contact Customer Technical Services at 1-800-421-3311.

Device

VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products CA 125 II Calibrators
  • Model / Serial
    product code: 680 0034; Lot numbers 1220, 1230, 1240, 1250
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AK, CA, CT, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, and Puerto Rico, and countries of: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Panama, Singapore, Venezuela, England, France, Germany, Italy & Spain.
  • Product Description
    VITROS CA 125 II Calibrators || For use in the calibration of the VITROS ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic Systems, VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and VITROS 5600 Integrated System for the quantitative measurement of OC 125 defined antigen in human serum and plasma (EDTA or heparin).
  • Manufacturer
    Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

Manufacturer

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
  • Manufacturer Address
    Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, 100 Indigo Creek Dr, Rochester NY 14626-5101
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    The Carlyle Group LP
  • Source
    USFDA