Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Recalls VITROS Chemistry Slide Dispense Cartridges
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics is recalling Slide Dispense cartridges used with VITROS Chemistry Product Slides due to slide dispense issues.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The FDA classified this as a Class II recall. The source text does not report any illnesses, injuries, or deaths, and the hazard is a functional defect (slide dispense issues) rather than a direct biological or physical injury risk, placing it in the High category per the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics is recalling Slide Dispense cartridges used with some VITROS Chemistry Product Slides due to slide dispense issues. The recall involves VITROS Chemistry Products CHOL Slides packaged as 300 slides/pack, catalog number 1669829. These slides are used to quantitatively measure cholesterol concentration in serum and plasma using VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System.
The affected units were distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States and internationally to countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, and others. Multiple lots are affected, with expiry dates through 22-Mar-2015. The total quantity involved is 28,855 units, with 12,472 units distributed domestically and 16,383 units distributed internationally.
The FDA has classified this recall as Class II. Users of these products should contact Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics for further instructions on how to handle the recalled cartridges.
The recalled product
- Product
- VITROS Chemistry Products CHOL Slides packaged as 300 slides/pack catalog number 1669829 VITROS CHOL Slides quantitatively measure cholesterol (CHOL) concentration in serum and plasma using VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated Syst
- Manufacturer
- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
- Hazard
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (2)
- Multiple lots affected
- with expiry dates through 22-Mar-2015
Distribution
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 37 recalled by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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