Date Initiated by Firm | July 14, 2009 |
Date Posted | March 16, 2010 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on March 18, 2011 |
Recall Number | Z-1145-2010 |
Recall Event ID |
52889 |
510(K)Number | K032868 |
Product Classification |
in vitro diagnostic - Product Code DHC
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Product | BIO-RAD 425-2020 Autoimmune EIA Anti-Cardiolipin IgM, 96 Tests...2010 02 16...Lot CL-863. Positive Control included in lot is identified as "REF 425-2025" and "LOT CPM-591". in vitro diagnostic. |
Code Information |
Kit identified on label as "REF 425-2020" and "LOT CL-863". Positive Control included in lot is identified as "REF 425-2025" and "LOT CPM-591". |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc 4000 Alfred Nobel Dr Hercules CA 94547-1803
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For Additional Information Contact | 510-724-7000 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The firm received customer complaints of microbial contamination in Positive Controls in its Anti-Cardiolipin IgM Test Kit Lot CL-863. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Nonconforming Material/Component |
Action | Bio-Rad initiated its field correction on July 14, 2009. The firm notified domestic consignees by phone followed by fax, and each subsidiary will be given an urgent notice, subsidiary response form, customer medical device correction notification, acknowledgement form and a listing of consignees. The subsidiaries must contact customers as instructed. |
Quantity in Commerce | 213 kits |
Distribution | Worldwide distribution: USA, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Korea, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, and Trinidad. |
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 = DHC
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