—#147279

Product

VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 29, REF/Product Code 680 2344, used in conjunction with VITROS Chemistry Products dTIBC Reagent Generation 30 (GEN 30), REF 680 2001, and Assay Data Disk (ADD), REF/Product Code 6801876 (Unique Device No. 10758750001576), Data Release Versions (DRVs) 5870 through 5883 inclusive; IVD --- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics For in vitro diagnostic use only. VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 29 is used to calibrate the VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, the VITROS 4600 Chemistry System and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System for the quantitative measurement of total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) using VITROS Chemistry Products dTIBC Reagent.

FDA product code: JMO — Ferrozine (Colorimetric) Iron Binding Capacity
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
510(k) numbers: K052867
Affected lot / code info: Lots 2915 (exp. December 2016) and 1995 (exp. July 2016)

Why it was recalled

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics started receiving customer complaints for biased results when using VITROS dTIBC Reagent GEN 30 product. Ortho's investigation confirmed that incorrect calibration mathematics were assigned to the Calibrator Kit 29 Lots 2915 and 2995 supporting dTIBC Reagent GEN 30 product.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Nonconforming Material/Component

Action the firm took

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics sent an Important Product Correction Notification letter dated May 24, 2016, via FedEx overnight courier and/or US Postal Service Priority Mail (for PO Boxes only) to US consignees (Ortho Direct, Drop-Ship and US Federal Government) to inform them of the issue and advised them to discontinue using the affected product until Assay Data Diskette (ADD) Data Realease Version (DRV) 5884 or above was installed on their VITROS System. Foreign affiliates were informed of the issue via e-mail on 5/24/2016 and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions. Customers with questions were advised to contact Ortho's Customer Technical Services at 1-800-421-3311. For questions regarding this recall call 908-218-8776.

Recalling firm

Firm: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Address: 1000 Lee Road, Rochester, New York 14606

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide, Puerto Rico) and Internationally to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Spain, Poland, and Venezuela.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-05-24
Terminated: 2018-06-08
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #147279. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.