Date Initiated by Firm | October 19, 2018 |
Create Date | December 20, 2018 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on January 24, 2022 |
Recall Number | Z-0651-2019 |
Recall Event ID |
81563 |
510(K)Number | K063144 |
Product Classification |
Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use - Product Code JJE
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Product | VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, Version 3.0 & below
For use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest in certain biological fluids (depending on the analyte) such as serum, plasma, urine and cerebrospinal fluid. |
Code Information |
Product code: 6801375 UDI: 10758750001132 Serial Numbers: J34000132- J34002322 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics 100 Indigo Creek Dr Rochester NY 14626-5101
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For Additional Information Contact | Ortho Care Technical Solutions 800-421-3311 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Software anomaly may incorrectly extend the on-analyzer stability time for a loaded VITROS Reagent. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Software Manufacturing/Software Deployment |
Action | On October 19, 2018, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics issued "URGENT PRODUCT CORRECTION NOTIFICATION" notices via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (for PO Boxes only) to all customers to inform them of the issue and actions to take to prevent occurrence of the anomaly. On November 19, 2018 Ortho Clinical Diagnostics re-issued correction notices to customers pertaining to the 5,1 FS system (CL2018-194_5,1FS). Customers may continue using their VITROS Systems and have been informed that the software issue will be mitigated with the next version of software. The expected dates of these software versions are included in the communication.
Foreign affiliates were informed by email approximately on 21 October 2018 of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions to prevent the occurrence of the anomaly.
Please refer to the Customer letter (Ref. CL2018-194_51FS, CL2018-194_3600, CL2018-194_4600, and CL2018-194_5600) for specific details on Required Actions by User.
If you have further questions, please contact Ortho Care" Technical Solutions Center at 1-800-421-3311. |
Quantity in Commerce | 1105 |
Distribution | US Nationwide Distribution |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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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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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = JJE
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