Recall Z-0740-2020 ยท KSG Media, Potentiating For In Vitro Diagnostic Use
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc
Urine Electrolyte Diluent, Product Code: 1112352 - Product Usage: used to dilute urine specimens for analysis of sodium (Na+) and potassium (K+) on VITROS 250/350/5,1 FS/4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600/XT 7600 Integrated Systems.
| Date | Oct 14, 2019 |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | Potential for the instability of the diluents VITROS 7% BSA (Product Code 8262487) and VITROS Urine Electrolyte Diluent (UED) (Product Code 1110352) when stored in a 2mL cup for 7 days. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | On August 9, 2019 the firm distributed Urgent Medical Device Recall Communication letters by via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (for PO Boxes only) summarizing the reason as Ortho Clinical Diagnostics determined that VITROS 7% BSA and VITROS Urine Electrolyte Diluent (UED) do not meet the current OAS time of d 7 days when stored on the VITROS 250/350 System in a 2mL cup only. Orthos internal testing compared results from samples diluted with diluent stored on the analyzer versus fresh diluent. When using 7% BSA or UED stored |
| Quantity | 2,573 |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution and countries BM, AU, BR, CA, CL, CN, CO, IN, JP, MX, SG, GB, FR, DE, IT, ES, PT, PL, RU, DK, NO, SE, BE, NL. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
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