—#122177

Product

VITROS Chemistry Products ECO2 Slides packaged as 300 slides/pack catalog number 8262396 VITROS ECO2 Slides quantitatively measure total carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in serum and plasma using VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System.

FDA product code: KHS — Enzymatic, Carbon-Dioxide
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
510(k) numbers: K001133, K120765
Affected lot / code info: Multiple lots affected, with expiry dates through 22-Mar-2015

Why it was recalled

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is recalling Slide Dispense cartridges used with some VITROS Chemistry Product Slides due to slide dispense issues.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Equipment maintenance

Action the firm took

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics sent an Important Product Correction Notification letter dated June 12, 2013, to all affected customers via FedEx regarding Slide Dispense issues with various VITROS Chemistry Product Slides. VITROS ALT, CL-, GGT, LDH, K+, Na+ and TP slides use a different ABP, they are not affected by this issue. OCD provided instructions that may allow their customers to reposition the ABP if a jam occurs. OCD will provide you with a credit for any cartridge where the ABP becomes misaligned within the cartridge body in such a way that you are unable to reposition the ABP successfully to resolve the slide dispense issue. In addition to the Confirmation of Receipt form, OCD also enclosed three (3) copies of a Request for Credit form for you to complete when you require credit for affected cartridges. Complete and return the Confirmation of Receipt by June 21, 2013. If you experience slide dispense condition codes more than once a week, call our Customer Technical Support at 1-800-421-3311. For questions regarding this recall call 585-453-4224.

Recalling firm

Firm: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Address: 100 Indigo Creek Dr, Rochester, New York 14626-5101

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY including Puerto Rico and Internationally to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Venezuela, England, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-06-12
Posted by FDA: 2013-11-15
Terminated: 2017-04-11
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #122177. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.