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Class 2 Device Recall Pointe Scientific |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
June 09, 2006 |
Date Posted |
September 30, 2006 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on November 20, 2007 |
Recall Number |
Z-1546-06 |
Recall Event ID |
35499 |
510(K)Number |
K972333
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Product Classification |
Alcohol assay - Product Code JIX
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Product |
Alcohol Control sold by Pointe Scientific; Catalog # 7-A7504-CTL. |
Code Information |
Lot 522202, exp. 7/06. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Pointe Scientific, Inc. 5449 Research Dr Canton MI 48188-2261
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For Additional Information Contact |
734-487-8300
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Open vial stability-Potential microbial growth in the alcohol standard and possible unexpected QC changes in the ammonia portion of the control due to the lack of validation for long-term open vial stability.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Other |
Action |
Consignees were notified via recall letter dated 6/9/06 and a second letter dated 6/21/06 extending the recall to additional products/lots, to cease using the products, conduct a recall to the user level, destroy products on hand and to notify the firm via the response form of the amount destroyed for replacement purposes. |
Quantity in Commerce |
44 units |
Distribution |
Worldwide distribution ---- including USA and countries of Canada, Ecuador, Germany, Greece, India, Mexico, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Trinidad, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom. |
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 = JIX and Original Applicant = VERICHEM LABORATORIES, INC.
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