The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-3026-2020·Announced 2020-10-07

Zeus ELISA Parvovirus B19 IgM Test System Recalled for False Positives

Zeus Scientific is recalling 74 units of the ZEUS ELISA Parvovirus B19 IgM Test System due to false positive results identified during an FDA inspection.

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 recall involves a medical diagnostic device with a risk of harm (false positives) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Zeus Scientific, Inc. is recalling 74 units of the ZEUS ELISA Parvovirus B19 IgM Test System (Lot 19040014). The recall was initiated after an FDA inspection identified that the test system produced increased false positive results. The product is intended for the qualitative detection of IgM class antibodies to human Parvovirus B19 in human serum, including in women of childbearing age where there is a suspicion of exposure.

The affected product was distributed worldwide, including nationwide in the United States (specifically in CA, CT, IN, NJ, and TX) and in Canada. The firm assigned a new Correction Factor and a new lot number to the remainder of the affected lot and distributed this reworked product to customers.

Users of the affected test system should stop using the product and contact Zeus Scientific, Inc. for further instructions. This recall is classified as Class II by the FDA.

The recalled product

Product
ZEUS ELISA Parvovirus B19 IgM Test System, UDI 00845533001755 - Product Usage: intended for the qualitative detection of IgM class antibodies to human Parvovirus B19 in human serum including women of childbearing age where there is a suspicion of exposure to human Parvovirus B19.
Affected units
74

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 (1)

  • Lot 19040014

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 5 states specifically: