Reported Dec 31, 2014 · Terminated

HemosIL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS, IVD --- Instrumentation Laboratory IL Company. A high sensitivity thromboplastin reagent…

Instrumentation Laboratory Co.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Instrumentation Laboratory Co. · 180 Hartwell Road · Bedford, MA · 01730-2443

Is this the product you have?

  • HemosIL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS, IVD --- Instrumentation Laboratory IL Company. A high sensitivity thromboplastin reagent based on recombinant human tissue factor (RTF) for the quantitative determination in human citrated plasma of Prothrombin Time (PT) and Fibrinogen on IL Coagulation Systems. The product is used for the evaluation of the extrinsic coagulation pathway and the monitoring of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy (OAT).
Lot codes and dates

19 of 19 products

Products covered by this recall
#Product as published
1N1122175, exp. date 11/30/2014
2N0132936, exp. date 1/31/2015
3N0233302, exp. date 2/28/2015
4N0333382, exp. date 3/31/2015
5E0333382, exp. date 3/31/2015
6N0333626, exp. date 3/31/2015
7N0433932, exp. date 4/30/2015
8N0634953, exp. date 6/30/2015
9N0735317, exp. date 5/31/2015
10N0735599, exp. date 7/31/ 2015
11N0836106, exp. date 8/31/2015
12N0936197, exp. date 9/30/2015
13N0349325, exp. date 12/31/2015
14N1222324, exp. date 12/31/2015
15N0148094, exp. date 12/31/2015
16N0248652, exp. date 2/29/2016
17N0249017, exp. date 2/29/2016
18N0449790, exp. date 4/30/2016
19N0440009, exp. date 4/30/2016.
Amount recalled
USA: 4088 kits; Foreign: 97,925 kits

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Some vials of HemosIL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS, Part No. 0008469810 (various lots manufactured prior to June 2014) exhibit a yellow/brownish color after reconstitution (yellow color or darker) instead of the typical white to off-white color. Vials exhibiting this yellow/brownish color were observed to cause prolonged prothrombin (PT) clotting times.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Jan 26, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:05 PM UTC

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