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D-10 Dual Program, which contains Update Kit D-10 A1c program diskette. United States; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA 94547 The Bio-Rad D-10 Hemoglobin Testing System provides an integrated method for the separation and determination of the relative percent of specific hemoglobins (e.g., A2, F, Ale} in whole blood. The separation is based on the principles of high performance liquid chromatography.

FDA Recall Z-0965-2014 · Posted 2014-02-10

Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeLCP
Date Initiated2013-11-22
Date Terminated2014-03-20
Product Quantity2906 kits (318 Kits in US; 2588 kits internationally)

Reason for Recall

D-10 A1c Dual Program Floppy was programmed incorrectly and cartridge injections counts are not being updated correctly when switching between the D-10 Dual Short Program and Extended Program on the D-10 Hemoglobin Testing System.

Firm Action

BIO-RAD sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated November 22, 2013, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers were instructed to continue to use the affected update kit disk(s) included with the reorder pack(s), but manually track the number of injections on the cartridge, reviewing QC results closely throughout the life of the reorder pack or destroy the affected disk(s) included with these reorder pack(s) and replace with the new Update Kit disk(s) The new Update Kit disks will elminate the problem and may be used with all reorder packs. The replacement disks do not contain reagent or calibrator information; after installing teh new Update Kit disk, they ust manually update the component information using instructions provided with the disk. For questions regarding this recall call 510-741-6265.

Root Cause

Software design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Latin America, Asia Pacific, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and India.

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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