Recall Z-2245-2024 ยท JMO Ferrozine (Colorimetric) Iron Binding Capacity
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 29- In-Vitor used to calibrate the VITROS 5,1 FS/4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600/XT 7600 Integrated Systems for the quantitative measurement of total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) using VITROS Chemistry Products dTIBC Reagent Model/Catalog Number: 6802344
| Date | Jul 1, 2024 (initiated May 14, 2024) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Kit assigned an extended expiration date of 24-Jul-2025 during release. The correct expiration date for Lot 2953 is 24-Jul-2024. If used past its true expiration and the customer does not have their Assay Data Disk (ADD) updated, the system will allow them to use the expired calibrator which may bias the results. However, at this time the calibrator is within its use date and will function appropriately. |
| Root cause | Labeling design |
| Action | QuidelOrtho issued a hardcopy customer letters to Distributors and End-USers (Ref. CL2024-130) via FedEx overnight courier and/ or electronically using ORTHO PLUS e-Communications on 22 May 2024. Letter states reason for recall, health risk and action to take: Discontinue using, render unusable, and discard any remaining inventory of VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 29, Lot 2953 by the correct expiration date, 24-Jul-2024. " If you have previously obtained a Certificate of Analysis, then download a new one from ORTHO PLUS on quidelortho.com. " To help assure the product is not support |
| Quantity | 1718 |
| Distribution | Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico and the countries of Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands, United Kingdom. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
This recall record lists no 510(k) number.