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Terminated

VITROS CA 125 II Calibrators For use in the calibration of the VITROS ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic Systems, VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and VITROS 5600 Integrated System for the quantitative measurement of OC 125 defined antigen in human serum and plasma (EDTA or heparin).

FDA Recall Z-0525-2014 · Posted 2013-12-17

Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeLTK
Date Initiated2013-10-09
Date Terminated2018-05-17
Product Quantity601 units

Reason for Recall

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics issued a Product Correction Notification for VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products CA 125 II Reagent Pack and Calibrators due to a positive shift in patient results.

Firm Action

The firm, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, sent a "IMPORTANT PRODUCT CORRECTION NOTIFICATION" letter dated October 9, 2013 to their clients/customers informing them of a shift in results that may be observed when performing patient sample correlation tests between VITROS CA 125 II Calibrators and Reagent Packs. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were informed that it is acceptable to continue using any remaining inventory until its expiration date providing that quality control results are within acceptable limits (Note: Lots 1220 and 1230 are expired). The customers were also instructed to consider the need to review patient results using the affected lot(s). If you suspect that a previously reported result may have been affected, provide this information to your Laboratory Medical Director and the requesting physician or health care provider so that appropriate actions may be taken for the patients; Complete and return the attached Confirmation of Receipt form no later than October 18, 2013 via FAX TO: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics at 1-888-557-3759 or 1-585-453-4110, and Forward the information in this notification if you have distributed this product outside of your facility. If you have any additional questions, please contact Customer Technical Services at 1-800-421-3311.

Root Cause

Under Investigation by firm

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including states of: AK, CA, CT, CO, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, and Puerto Rico, and countries of: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Panama, Singapore, Venezuela, England, France, Germany, Italy & Spain.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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