| Date Initiated by Firm | April 02, 2003 |
| Date Posted | November 30, 2004 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on June 15, 2005 |
| Recall Number | Z-0218-05 |
| Recall Event ID |
30183 |
| 510(K)Number | K971103 |
| Product Classification |
System, Test, Carbohydrate Antigen (Ca19-9), For Monitoring And Management Of Pancreatic Cancer - Product Code NIG
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| Product | TOSOH brand AIA-600 II Enzyme Immunoassay Analyzer; Software version 3.12, Catalog Numbers 019359, 019400; Model 019400, Smart Media |
| Code Information |
All units of these models. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Tosoh Bioscience, Inc. 347 Oyster Point Blvd Ste 201 South San Francisco CA 94080-1913
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| For Additional Information Contact | Lois Nakayama 650-615-4970 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | A software upgrade was released by the firm for its AIA-600 II analyzers, in that washing deficiencies caused by the analyzer were corrected. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
| Action | The firm initiated the correction on 4/2/03 via telephone calls and PR on 11/24/04 to all its direct customers, however, the firm indicated that software upgrade was accomplished by the firm's Field Service Engineers.
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| Quantity in Commerce | 81 units |
| Distribution | 81 customers received the upgrade, including customers who received instruments with the upgrade installed already. 37 customers received the v.3.12 installation. In addition, TOSOH bioscience has identified 3 foreign and 5 US customers who required the upgrade. The firm had distributed to 3 US Government medical centers as well. These upgrades have been completed. |
| 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 = NIG
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