FDA (Devices) recall action 74665

Alere San Diego, Inc. recalled 9 products on 2016-08-31

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 9 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 9 pages.

Products: 9
Announced: 2016-08-31
Critical: 0
Units: —

Why these products were recalled

Alere San Diego is initiating a voluntary recall for the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR Test Strips. This action is being initiated as a result of patients who had a therapeutic or near-therapeutic INR with the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR System but a significantly higher INR (outside of therapeutic range) when performed by a central laboratory.

Alere San Diego is initiating a voluntary recall for the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Test Strips and Meters). This action is being initiated as a result of patients who had a therapeutic or near-therapeutic INR with the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR Monitoring System but a significantly higher INR (outside of therapeutic range) when performed by a central laboratory.

Alere San Diego is initiating a voluntary recall for the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR Monitoring Systems (Test Strips and Meters). This action is being initiated as a result of patients who had a therapeutic or near-therapeutic INR with the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR Monitoring System but a significantly higher INR (outside of therapeutic range) when performed by a central laboratory.

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

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Alere INRatio PT/INR Test Strips Recalled for Inaccurate Results
Alere San Diego is voluntarily recalling INRatio test strips because they may report inaccurate INR results, potentially affecting warfarin therapy.
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Alere INRatio/ INRatio2 PT/INR Test Strips Model Number: 99007EU, 99007G1, 99007G3, 99007G5, 99007G7, 99008EU, 99008G1, 99008G3, 99008G5, 99008G7 Product Usage: The Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 system uses a modified version of the one-stage PT test. After a drop of blood is app
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Alere INRatio 2 Home Monitor Recalled for Inaccurate INR Readings
Alere San Diego is voluntarily recalling INRatio 2 home monitors because they may display inaccurate INR results compared to central laboratory tests.
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Alere INRatio2 Replacement Monitor (Home) Model Number: 0200457 Product Usage: Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Home Monitoring System: The Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Home Monitoring System, consisting of the INRatio 2 Home Monitor and INRatio PT/INR test strip, is used for quantitative d
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Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Home Monitoring System Recalled for Inaccurate INR Results
Alere San Diego is voluntarily recalling INRatio2 PT/INR Home Monitoring Systems because they may display inaccurate INR results compared to central laboratory tests.
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Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Home Monitoring System Model Number: 0200432, 0200433 Product Usage: Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Home Monitoring System: The Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Home Monitoring System, consisting of the INRatio 2 Home Monitor and INRatio PT/INR test strip, is used for qu
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Alere INRatio PT/INR Monitoring Systems Recalled for Inaccurate INR Results
Alere San Diego is voluntarily recalling INRatio PT/INR Monitoring Systems because they may report inaccurate INR values, potentially leading to incorrect anticoagulant dosing.
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INRatio Prothrombin Time (PT) Monitoring System Model Number: 0100007 Product Usage: The INRatio Prothrombin Time Monitoring System uses a modified version of the one-stage PT test. After a drop of blood is applied to the test strip, it is drawn into the test area and mixed
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Alere INRatio PT/INR Test Strips Recalled for Inaccurate INR Readings
Alere San Diego is voluntarily recalling INRatio PT/INR test strips and meters because they may display therapeutic INR values that are significantly higher in central laboratory testing.
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Alere INRatio PT/INR Test Strips Model Number: 0100071, 0100139 Product Usage: The INRatio/INRatio2 Test Strips perform a modified version of the one-stage Prothrombin Time test, using a recombinant human thromboplastin reagent. The clot formed in the Prothrombin Time reacti
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HighFDA (Devices)··2016-08-31
Alere INRatio PT Monitoring Systems Recalled for Inaccurate INR Results
Alere San Diego is voluntarily recalling INRatio PT Monitoring Systems because they may show lower INR results than central laboratory tests, potentially affecting warfarin therapy.
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Alere INRatio Replacement Monitor Model Number: 0100137 Usage: The INRatio 2 PT Monitoring system is used for the quantitative measurement of Prothrombin Time (PT) in fresh, capillary whole blood. The INRatio 2 PT Monitoring system is intended for use outside the body (in v
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Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Monitoring System Recalled for Inaccurate INR Results
Alere San Diego is voluntarily recalling INRatio2 PT/INR Monitoring Systems because they may report inaccurate INR results, potentially leading to incorrect anticoagulant dosing.
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Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Monitoring System Model Number: 55128A Product Usage: The Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 system uses a modified version of the one-stage PT test. After a drop of blood is applied to the test strip, it is drawn into the test area and mixed with re
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HighFDA (Devices)··2016-08-31
Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Testing System Recalled for Inaccurate INR Results
Alere San Diego is voluntarily recalling INRatio2 PT/INR Testing Systems because some patients showed significantly higher INR results in central laboratories than on the device.
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Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Testing System Model Number: 0200431 Product Usage: The INRatio 2 PT Monitoring system is used for the quantitative measurement of Prothrombin Time (PT) in fresh, capillary whole blood. The INRatio 2 PT Monitoring system is intended for use
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Alere INRatio PT/INR System Recalled for Inaccurate Warfarin Monitoring Results
Alere San Diego is voluntarily recalling INRatio PT/INR Monitoring Systems because they may show lower INR values than central laboratory tests, potentially affecting warfarin dosing.
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Alere INRatio PT/INR System Professional Model Numbers: 0100004 Product Usage: Alere INRatio ¿ 2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Professional Use): The Alere INRatio ¿ 2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Professional Use), consisting of the INRatio ¿ 2 Monitor and INRatio¿ 2 PT/INR test s
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