Reported Jul 10, 2013 · Terminated

1) VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System (product code 6801375) and 2) VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Refurbished (product…

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?

  • 1) VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System (product code 6801375) and 2) VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Refurbished (product
  • code 6801890) Product UsageFor use in the in vitro quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using VITROS Chemistry Products Slides, VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip Reagents and VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Reagents
Lot codes and dates
  • Serial numbers
    • 1) J34000240
    • J34000714
    • J34001562 and J34002163 through J34002245
    • 2) 34000193
    • 34000420
    • 34000478
    • 34000495
    • 34000497
    • 34000529
    • 34000596
    • 34000799
    • 34000805
    • 34000947
    • 34001243
    • 34001422
    • 34001504
    • 34001569
    • 34001589
    • 34001610
    • 34001633
Amount recalled
Total 101 units (84 units for # 6801375- 26 units domestic & 58 units foreign) and (17 units for # 6801890-15 units domestic, 2 units foreign)

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

There is evidence that an electrical short within the systems connector has caused an accumulation of heat which has radiated back through the wiring harness causing the wires and connectors to melt.

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 May 16, 2018 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:31 PM UTC

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