VITROS Chemistry Products VersaTips…

Date

March 3, 2021

Risk class

Class II (FDA's definition, 21 CFR 7.3(m): a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote)

Status

Terminated

Filed by

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

Product

VITROS Chemistry Products VersaTips - Product Usage: used to dispense samples to MicroSlide assays and sample and reagent fluid for MicroWell assays. In addition, VersaTips are used to dispense R1 Reagent Fluid into cuvettes in combination with sample fluid for Micro Tips Assays.

Reason

A deformity affecting a specific lot of VITROS¿ Chemistry Products VersaTips. Deformed VersaTips results may be biased by up to +/-16% for both immunometric and competitive assays.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI and the country of Canada.

Quantity

4,062 cartons of 1,000 tips (Totaling 4,062,000 tips)

Codes and lots

Lot 413420 Model(s): VITROS 250, VITROS 350, VITROS ECi, VITROS 5,1 FS, VITROS 3600, VITROS 4600, VITROS 5600, VITROS XT7600.

Recall started

Jan. 14, 2021

Device type

Enzyme Immunoassay, Diphenylhydantoin

Root cause (FDA)

Under Investigation by firm

What the company told customers

On 01/18/2021, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics issued an Urgent Product Correction Notification via e-mail due to a a deformity in a specific lot of VITROS Chemistry Products VersaTips. The affected product is to be no longer distributed and discarded.

Recall number

Z-1136-2021

What should I do? How serious is a recall? Classes and warnings explained

Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-1136-2021. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.