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Class 2 Device Recall HemosIL PTFibrinogen HS PLUS

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  Class 2 Device Recall HemosIL PTFibrinogen HS PLUS see related information
Date Initiated by Firm November 21, 2014
Date Posted December 19, 2014
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on January 26, 2016
Recall Number Z-0832-2015
Recall Event ID 69824
510(K)Number K060931  
Product Classification Test, time, prothrombin - Product Code GJS
Product HemosIL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS, IVD --- Instrumentation Laboratory IL Company.

A high sensitivity thromboplastin reagent based on recombinant human tissue factor (RTF) for the quantitative determination in human citrated plasma of Prothrombin Time (PT) and Fibrinogen on IL Coagulation Systems. The product is used for the evaluation of the extrinsic coagulation pathway and the monitoring of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy (OAT).
Code Information Lots: N1122175, exp. date 11/30/2014;  N0132936, exp. date 1/31/2015; N0233302, exp. date 2/28/2015; N0333382, exp. date 3/31/2015; E0333382, exp. date 3/31/2015; N0333626, exp. date 3/31/2015; N0433932, exp. date 4/30/2015; N0634953, exp. date 6/30/2015; N0735317, exp. date 5/31/2015; N0735599, exp. date 7/31/ 2015; N0836106, exp. date 8/31/2015; N0936197, exp. date 9/30/2015;  N0349325, exp. date 12/31/2015; N1222324, exp. date 12/31/2015; N0148094, exp. date 12/31/2015;  N0248652, exp. date 2/29/2016; N0249017, exp. date 2/29/2016;  N0449790, exp. date 4/30/2016; N0440009, exp. date 4/30/2016.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Instrumentation Laboratory Co.
180 Hartwell Road
Bedford MA 01730-2443
For Additional Information Contact Ms. Carol Marble
781-861-4467
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Some vials of HemosIL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS, Part No. 0008469810 (various lots manufactured prior to June 2014) exhibit a yellow/brownish color after reconstitution (yellow color or darker) instead of the typical white to off-white color. Vials exhibiting this yellow/brownish color were observed to cause prolonged prothrombin (PT) clotting times.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Process design
Action The firm, Instrumentation Laboratory, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter (dated 11/21/2014) to US and Canadian customers via USPS on 11/21/2014 for all in-date lots of HemosiL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS, Part No. 0008469810, manufactured prior to June 2014. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to do the following: if they observe any yellow/brownish color after reconstitution, they are not to use the affected vial; discard the vial and reconstitute another vial; only use a vial if the reconstituted color is the typical white to off-white color; run quality controls at least once every 8 hour shift in accordance with GLP and insert instruction sheet; share this information with your laboratory staff and follow initial procedures; forward this notification to all affected locations within your facility; retain a copy of this notification for your records and complete and return the tracking record form within 10 business days of receiving notification even if you do not use these reagents via fax at 781-861-4207 or email to: ra-usa@ilww.com. On 11/21/2014, e-mail notifications were sent to the IL/Werfen Country Affiliates and International Group (who manage the local country dealers and distributors) to prepare and issue Field Safety Notices in the respective languages to their customers. For technical questions, please contact the IL Technical Support Center at 1-800-678-0710, Option # 2 (ACL Coagulation Products). For additional questions, please contact your IL Customer Service Representative at 1-800-955-9525, Option # 2.
Quantity in Commerce USA: 4088 kits; Foreign: 97,925 kits
Distribution Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico; and countries of: ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANDORRA, ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELARUS, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CHILE, CHINA, COLUMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, FRANCE, GABON, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UAE, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, AND URUGUAY.
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
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.
510(K) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = GJS and Original Applicant = INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO.
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