ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0672-2019 ยท CGN Acid, Folic, Radioimmunoassay

Tosoh Bioscience Inc

AIA-PACK Folate (FOL) is designed for IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE ONLY for the quantitative measurement of folate in human serum on Tosoh AIA System analyzers.

DateNov 30, 2018
StatusTerminated
Reason
Root causeDevice Design
ActionOn November 30, 2018, Tosoh Bioscience issued Urgent Medical Device Recall notices to customers. Customers are advised to take the following actions: " Do not use the assays identified in notice for those patients who have recently had a fluorescein angiography procedure. For these patients, use an alternative testing method that does not use a fluorescein-based technology. " Inform medical professionals that the Tosoh AIA assays in the notice utilize a fluorescein-based technology and should not be used to test patient samples for patients who have recently undergone fluorescein angiograph
Quantity19366 units
DistributionUS Nationwide
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K964349AIA-PACK FOLATE ASSAY
Tosoh Medics, Inc., Nov 27, 1996
K992365AIA-PACK FOLATE ASSAY
Tosoh Medics, Inc., Aug 10, 1999