—#129992

Product

VITROS 4600 Chemistry System (VITROS 5,1 FS System family member), System Product Code 6802445. The VITROS 4600 Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using both VITROS Chemistry Products Slides (colorimetric endpoint, rate, ion-selective electrode, and immunorate methods) and VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip liquid reagents (spectrophotometric and spectrophotometric immunoassay methods.

FDA product code: JJE — Analyzer, Chemistry (Photometric, Discrete), For Clinical Use
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
510(k) numbers: K031924, K063144
Affected lot / code info: Software Version 3.0 and below; Serial Numbers J46000012 - J46000456 (serial numbers are sequential; J Numbers are analogous to serial numbers)

Why it was recalled

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (OCD) identified an anomaly with Software Version 3.0 and below on the VITROS 4600 Chemistry Systems and VITROS Integrated Systems. Internal testing confirmed that when using calibrator barcode labels supplied with VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, or 9, an unexpected assay calibration may occur if assay targets are unassigned (i.e., hidden).

Root cause (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

On 9/08/14, URGENT PRODUCT CORRECTION NOTIFICATION Letter (CL2014-232, dated 9/8/14) and Confirmation of Receipt Form were sent via FedEx overnight courier or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/or US Postal Service Priority Mail (for PO Boxes only) to US consignees (OCD Direct, Drop-Ship and US Federal Government only) to inform them of the issue and advise them of the required actions. Foreign affiliates were informed of the issue via e-mail on 9/8/14 and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and the required actions.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Spain and Venezuela.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2014-09-08
Posted by FDA: 2014-10-16
Terminated: 2018-05-21
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #129992. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.