Date Initiated by Firm | March 15, 2012 |
Date Posted | April 26, 2012 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 20, 2017 |
Recall Number | Z-1471-2012 |
Recall Event ID |
61409 |
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 System, Product Codes: 6801375 & 6801890
Product Usage:
For use in the in vitro quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using VITROS Chemistry Products Slides, VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip Reagents and VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Reagents. |
Code Information |
Serial number range: 34002115 - 34002243 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics 1000 Lee Road Rochester NY 14606
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For Additional Information Contact | Joseph Falvo 585-453-3452 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics is recalling VITROS Chemistry Systems due to possible internal hard drive failure. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Nonconforming Material/Component |
Action | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (OCD) sent an Important Product Correction Notification letter dated March 15, 2012 via FedEx overnight courier to all affected customers. Foreign affiliates were informed by email on 15 March 2012 of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and actions. The letter identified the affected products, problem and actions to be taken. The letter instructed customers to: 1) Consider performing the backup procedure more frequently to help prevent the loss of data on your system; 2) Contact OCD Customer Technical Service representatives if a hard drive failure occurs on your system; A Field Engineer will be dispatched to replace the hard drive on your system; 3) Complete and return the Confirmation of Receipt form upon receipt of this notification; and 4) Post this notification by each VITROS System in your facility or with the user documentation. For questions, refer to the Questions and Answers section. For additional questions, contact Customer Technical Services at 1-800-421-3311. |
Quantity in Commerce | 120 |
Distribution | Worldwide 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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