ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0724-04 ยท CEW Radioimmunoassay, Parathyroid Hormone

Diagnostic Products Corp

IMMULITE 2000 Intact PTH kit

DateJul 20, 2004 (initiated Feb 23, 2004)
StatusTerminated
ReasonHigh bias noted in samples collected with EDTA. Indication is to not run samples with EDTA.
Root causeOther
ActionRecall was by letter mailed / faxed on February 23, 2004. Users are instructed to remove EDTA plasma samples for consideration for testing and correct instructions in the package insert.
Quantity2416 kits
DistributionNorth America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, South Africa, Middle East. Domestic includes: VA Hospital, St. Louis MO VA Medical Center, Denver, CO VA Medical Center, Richmond, VA VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K013566IMMULITE INTACT PTH, IMMULITE 2000 INTACT PTH, MODELS LKPP1 (100 TESTS), LKPP5 (500 TESTS), L2KPP2 (200 TESTS), L2KPP6
Diagnostic Products Corp., Nov 20, 2001