Recall Z-0924-2012 ยท KHO Fluorometer, For Clinical Use
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
VITROS ECiQ Immunodiagnostic System, Catalog No. 1922814 --- COMMON/USUAL NAME: VITROS ECiQ System --- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, 100 Indigo Creek Drive, Rochester, NY 14626 --- All systems that have Software Version 3.8 or below installed and on which the VITROS Total B-hCG II Reagent Pack (human chorionic gonadotropin) is processed. Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use only. To perform
| Date | Jan 27, 2012 (initiated Aug 24, 2011) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Software defect; Ortho Clinical Diagnostics received complaints of observed results from diluted samples that were reported as <2.39 mIU/mL (IU/L) instead of the correct No Result, which is accompanied by an Invalid Dilution (ID) code. The diluted results were inconsistent with results from the neat (undiluted) sample, which was within the measuring range of 2.39 - 15,000 mIU/mL. OCD's investigation determined it is possible to obtain negatively biased results if samples are diluted and tested on the VITROS ECi/ECiQ System using VITROS B-hCG II Reagent Packs, Lots 0484 and above. |
| Root cause | Software design |
| Action | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (OCD) sent an URGENT Product Correction Notification letter dated August 24, 2011 via FedEx overnight letter to all US consignees with VITROS ECi/ECiQ Systems. Foreign Affiliates were also notified of the problem on August 24, 2011. The letters provided information regarding the affected product, the problem, the actions to be followed prior to reporting results from their laboratory and a Question and Answer Section. Customers were instructed to 1) Post the enclosed Procedure for Reviewing VITROS Total B-hCG II Results near the VITROS ECi/ECiQ System to advise ope |
| Quantity | Domestic: 906, Foreign: 1294 |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and including Puerto Rico and the countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Spain, and Venezuela. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K962919 | VITROS IMMUNODIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Johnson & Johnson Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., Oct 18, 1996 |