Reported Jan 14, 2015 · Terminated
INRatio 2 Monitors - 0200431 Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Professional Testing System - 0200432 Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Home…
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 2 Monitors - 0200431 Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Professional Testing System - 0200432 Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Home Monitoring System - 0200433 Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Home Monitoring System - 0200457 Alere INRatio 2 Replacement Monitor - 55112 Alere INRatio 2 Replacement Monitor - 55131 Alere INRatio 2 Replacement Monitor - 55128A Alere INRatio 2 PT/INR Professional Monitoring System 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. Intended for in vitro diagnostic use for quantitative determination of international normalized ratio (INR) in fresh capillary whole blood to monitor the effect of warfarin on clotting time by health care professionals and home users.
- Lot codes and dates
All lots of part numbers 02004310200432020043302004575511255131and 55128A
- 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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