VITROS Chemistry Products PHYT Slides…

Date

July 11, 2018

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

Product

VITROS Chemistry Products PHYT Slides, Catalog Number 8298671. in vitro diagnostic

Reason

There is a potential for imprecise results when using the slides. Increase in imprecision when using PHYT coating 0165. This leads to higher and lower than expected results for both quality control samples and patient samples.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, and Sweden

Quantity

5712

Codes and lots

Lot Numbers: 2616-0165-4866, 2616-0165-4904, 2616-0165-4870, 2616-0165-4869, 2616-0165-5266, 2616-0165-5307, 2616-0165-5233, 2616-0165-5232, 2616-0165-5611, 2616-0165-5610, 2616-0165-5648, 2616-0165-5649, 2616-0165-6218, 2616-0165-6275, 2616-0165-6220, 2616-0165-6221, 2616-0165-6219, 2616-0165-6276, 2616-0165-6791, 2616-0165-6832, 2616-0165-6792, 2616-0165-6787, 2616-0165-7225, 2616-0165-7226, 2616-0165-7223, 2616-0165-7214, 2616-0165-7222

Recall started

May 9, 2018

Device type

Enzyme Immunoassay, Diphenylhydantoin

Root cause (FDA)

Under Investigation by firm

What the company told customers

Urgent Product Correction Notification letters were distributed on 5/9/18. The letters instruct customers to do the following: " Immediately discontinue using and discard all remaining inventory of VITROS PHYT Slides for the affected lots. " Complete the Confirmation of Receipt form no later than May 23, 2018. Ortho will replace your remaining inventory of the affected lots or credit your account. " Post this notification by each VITROS System in your facility or with the user documentation. " Forward this notification if the product was distributed outside of your facility. If the customer is a distributor, they were also instructed to: " Send the letter to all customers who were shipped an affected lot of VITROS PHYT Slides.

Recall number

Z-2344-2018

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

Source: FDA · Medical device enforcement report, recall number Z-2344-2018. The agency record governs; check it and the company before acting.