| | Class 2 Device Recall Digital RID Plate Reader |  |
| Date Initiated by Firm | October 09, 2012 |
| Date Posted | January 19, 2017 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on April 04, 2017 |
| Recall Number | Z-1055-2017 |
| Recall Event ID |
76043 |
| Product Classification |
Plates and equipment, radial immunodiffusion - Product Code JZQ
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| Product | Digital RID Plate Reader and Software
Product Code: AD400 |
| Code Information |
UDI 05051700000376 |
| FEI Number |
3002808340
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Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
The Binding Site Group, Ltd. 8 Calthorpe Road Birmingham United Kingdom
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| For Additional Information Contact | Germaine Schwider 858-4539177 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | If a control ring is marked after reading, the software will not flag results that are out of the specified QC range. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Software Design Change |
| Action | On 10/2012 notification letter was sent to customers requesting they take the following actions:
1. If have not already installed software version Vl.0.3 then please continue to work with version V1.0.2 until the above issues are resolved.
2. If have already installed software version V1.0.3, when processing results always mark the controlprior to reading the ring.
3. If are uncertain about the validity of any assays you have performed using software version Vl.0.3 please review the controlresults obtained and compare them to the specified control range for the RID assay and;
" If the control results are acceptable then your assay is valid and results will be unaffected.
" If the control results are not acceptable your assay should be considered invalid and your patient results should be reviewed and repeated as appropriate.
On 02/2013 a second notification was sent in which customers were informed the new software was released.
Customers were asked to take the following actions;
1. Upon receipt install the new software and uninstall the previou version
2. Install following the onscreen instructions. The installation process has not changed from previous versions. The instruction guide received with the RID Plate reader is still the current version.
3. After receipt of the new software disc complete and return the Eback form to The Binding Site.
For further assistance contact Technical Services at The Binding Site via the email address: technicalservices@bindingsite.co.uk. |
| Distribution | U.S. distribution to the following; MA, GA, NY, IA, CA, IL, UT, NJ, NC, MD, MN.
Foreign distribution to the following; UK, Germany, Spain, France. |
| 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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