Reported Jan 14, 2015 · Terminated
INRatio Monitors - 0100004 Alere INRatio PT/INR System Professional - 0100007 INRatio Prothrombin Time (PT) Monitoring…
Alere San Diego, Inc.
High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.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: Alere San Diego, Inc. · 9975 Summers Ridge Rd · San Diego, CA · 92121-2997
Is this the product you have?
- INRatio Monitors - 0100004 Alere INRatio PT/INR System Professional - 0100007 INRatio Prothrombin Time (PT) Monitoring System - 0100137 Alere INRatio Replacement Monitor The test systems contain individually packaged components needed to use the product, such as a monitor, user guide, quick reference guide training DVD or CD, Lancets (home monitoring kits contain an Autolet, Unilet, gauze pads, and alcohol wipes), power supply (home monitoring kits contain AA batteries), results log book and a warranty card. None of the components, except for the lancets, are sterile. In vitro diagnostic monitoring system used for the quantitative measurement of Prothrombin Time (PT) in fresh, capillary whole blood.
- Lot codes and dates
- All lots of part numbers
01000040100007and 0100137
- All lots of part numbers
- Amount recalled
- 231,967 Test Systems including Monitors
This recall covers 3 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
Stop using this product now
In certain cases, an INRatio PT/INR Monitor system may provide an INR result that is significantly lower than a result obtained using a reference INR system (laboratory method). This issue can arise if the patient has certain medical conditions. It can also occur if the instructions in the labeling for performing the test are not followed.
Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.
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