Class 1 Device Recall CoaguChek XS PT Test Strips

• Date Initiated by Firm: December 20, 2018
• Date Posted: February 01, 2019
• Recall Status: Terminated on December 29, 2020
• Recall Number: Z-0787-2019
• Recall Event ID: 81857
• Product Classification: Test, time, prothrombin - Product Code GJS
• Product: CoaguChek XS PT Test; All Catalog/REF Numbers that do NOT end in 160 The CoaguChek XS PT test strips are part of the CoaguChek XS System. The CoaguChek XS System is intended for properly selected and suitably trained users or their caregivers on the prescription or other order of the treating doctor.
• Code Information: All Lot Numbers sold by Terrific Care LLC dba Medex Supply
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: TERRIFIC CARE LLC; 61 Willet St; Bldg A-1, Fl 2; Passaic NJ 07055-1971
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: Potential for abnormally high INR test results with the CoaguChek XS PT Test Strips for customers who purchased products directly from Terrific Care LLC dba MedEx Supply via website/telephone/facsimile.
• FDA Determined Cause: Nonconforming Material/Component
• Action: On December 20, 2018, Terrific Care, LLC. / Medex Supply Dist, Inc. sent an "URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL" letter (dated 12/19/18) of Roche CoaguChek test strips distributed directly to U.S. consumers by Terrific Care, LLC. / Medex Supply Dist, Inc. via website/telephone/facsimile orders. On December 21, 2018, Terrific Care, LLC / Medex Supply Dist, Inc. re-issued an Amended Press Release identifying affected Catalog Numbers and lots. On December 26, 2018, recall notices were issued to customers via email. On or about January 29, 2019, Terrific Care, LLC. / Medex Supply Dist, Inc. re-issued Urgent Medical Device Recall and Response Forms to customers. Actions Required: 1) Immediately stop using and quarantine all CoaguChek XS Test Strips sold by Terrific Care, LLC. / Medex Supply Dist, Inc. via website/phone orders/facsimile. 2) If you have product to return, please send an E-Mail to RMA@medexsupply.com or call a customer service specialist at 888-433-2300 between the hours of 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Monday - Thursday. 3) Include your order ID, and insert - Recall- in the email subject line. 4) Complete and return the attached response form via email. 5) For reimbursement, contact Terrific Care by phone at 888-433-2300 or by email at RMA@medexsupply.com. - Patients, caretakers and health care providers should switch to new batches of CoaguCheck XS P Test Strips. New batches should be obtained by contacting Roche Diagnostics Corporation at 1-800-428-4674. -Patients who are using devices affected by the recall should contact their health care providers immediately to determine an alternative testing method while waiting for replacement strips that are not affected.
• Quantity in Commerce: 793 boxes
• Distribution: Nationwide Distribution
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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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.