—#141631

Product

VITROS 4600 Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6802445, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750012343, Software Version 3.2 and below; IVD. Product Usage: 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 3.2 and below; Serial Numbers J46001001 -J4600636

Why it was recalled

Software anomaly may allow VITROS Systems to sample and process assays while the fluids and reagent temperatures are not in the required temperature range for optimal processing. When this intermittent issue occurs, the VITROS Systems continue to operate and process results without notification to the User, possibly producing erroneous results.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics sent an Urgent Product Correction Letters (Ref. CL2015-211, dated November 3, 2015) via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (only to those consignees who provided a PO Box as an address) to all customers who received the affected devices (VITROS 3600 and 5600 Systems). The notification identified the affected products, problem and actions to be taken. Foreign affiliates were informed via e-mail on 11/03/2015 of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics sent an Urgent Product Correction Letters (Ref. CL2015-221, dated November 11, 2015) via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (only to those consignees who provided a PO Box as an address) to all customers who received the affected devices (VITROS 5,1 FS and 4600 users). The notification identified the affected products, problem and actions to be taken. Foreign affiliates were informed via e-mail on 11/11/2015 of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Puerto Rico, and foreign distribution to: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and Venezuela.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2015-11-03
Posted by FDA: 2016-01-13
Terminated: 2018-05-30
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #141631. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.