Reported Apr 24, 2013 · Terminated

VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, Product Code 6801375 and VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Refurbished, Product Code…

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

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: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics · 100 Indigo Creek Dr · Rochester, NY · 14626-5101

Is this the product you have?

  • VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, Product Code 6801375 and VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Refurbished, Product Code 6801890. Intended for use in the measurement of a variety of chemistry analytes.
Lot codes and dates
    • VITROS 5
    • 1
  • FS Chemistry System Serial Numbers
    • 34000119 through 34002273
    • VITROS 5
    • 1 FS Chemistry
  • System Refurbished Serial Numbers
    • 34000133
    • 34001240
    • 34000193
    • 34001243
    • 34000212
    • 34001248
    • 34000316
    • 34001251
    • 34000318
    • 34001274
    • 34000337
    • 34001297
    • 34000360
    • 34001311
    • 34000420
    • 34001317
    • 34000451
    • 34001345
    • 34000478
    • 34001378
    • 34000495
    • 34001389
    • 34000497
    • 34001390
    • 34000529
    • 34001396
    • 34000538
    • 34001422
    • 34000552
    • 34001472
    • 34000557
    • 34001504
    • 34000596
    • 34001569
    • 34000601
    • 34001572
    • 34000631
    • 34001589
    • 34000642
    • 34001610
    • 34000799
    • 34001633
    • 34000805
    • 34001668
    • 34000833
    • 34001809
    • 34000851
    • 34001840
    • 34000893
    • 34001850
    • 34000947
    • 34001897
    • 34001172
    • 34001218
Amount recalled
VITROS 5,1 FS: USA: 670 units, Foreign: 1249 units; VITROS 5,1 FS Refurbished: USA: 52 units, Foreign: 2 units

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
  • PR

Why it was recalled

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. (OCD) determined that extension springs on some VITROS¿ Systems may be out of its manufacturing specifications. Extension springs are part of the slide alignment guide assembly. During an internal evaluation in its manufacturing facility, it was discovered that an extension spring had insufficient force. If the extension spring does not provide sufficient force, MicroSlides may not be properly positioned within the MicroSlide incubator which has the potential to cause imprecise results. Extension springs are just one component in the slide alignment assembly. OCD's evaluation determined that the probability of an out of specification extension spring alone adversely affecting results is unlikely.

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 Apr 20, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:30 PM UTC

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