Date Initiated by Firm |
January 07, 2008 |
Date Posted |
August 20, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on March 07, 2011 |
Recall Number |
Z-1189-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
46728 |
PMA Number |
P060031 |
Product |
Bio-Rad MONOLISA Anti-HBc EIA, Catalog Number 26186. In vitro diagnostic. |
Code Information |
Lot Number 232BGG |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Bio-Rad Laboratories 6565 185th Ave NE Redmond WA 98052-5039
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For Additional Information Contact |
425-498-1709
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Incorrect result: Elevated reactivity with a kit lot 232BGG. Patient samples that are negative for antibodies to anti-HBc could be assigned a positive result.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Process control |
Action |
Bio-Rad called each customer and alerted them to the issue on 1/7-8/2008. A letter was faxed and sent via overnight carrier (DHL) to each customer site on 1/8/2008. Customers were told not to use the affected lot of the product and to discard it. The firm will provide another lot of the product to customers. |
Quantity in Commerce |
31 distributed |
Distribution |
Nationwide Distribution. |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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