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