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VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Free T3 Calibrators-IVD are for use with Free T3 Reagent Pack for the quantitative measurement of free triiodothyronine (FT3) in human serum and plasma (EDTA or heparin). Product Code: 111 2820

FDA Recall Z-1819-2024 · Posted 2024-05-14

Recalling FirmQUIDELORTHO
Recall StatusOpen, Classified
Product CodeJIS
Date Initiated2024-04-09

Reason for Recall

Free T3 Calibrators used with T3 Reagent Packs may produce positively biased results for patient and quality control samples. The positive bias may cause erroneous patient results or a delay in testing that may impact patient management, clinical assessment, and the results of other thyroid function tests.

Firm Action

QuidelOrtho issued Important Product Correction Notification issued April 9, 2024. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Discontinue using, render unusable, and discard affected lots of VITROS Free T3 Reagent Pack (and associated calibrators). " Complete the enclosed Confirmation of Receipt form no later than April 17, 2024. Upon receipt of your completed form, QuidelOrtho will provide credit for, or replacement of, discarded product. " Save this notification with your User Documentation or post this notification by each VITROS ECi/ECiQ/3600/5600/XT 7600 System until the issue has been resolved. " Please forward this notification if the affected product was distributed outside of your facility. " If your laboratory has experienced the issue with this product and you have not already done so, please report the occurrence to your local Global Services Organization. Resolution QuidelOrtho s investigation is on-going, and currently working to identify root cause. Contact Global Services Organization at 1-800-421-3311.

Root Cause

Under Investigation by firm

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore , Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom.

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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