Device recall: Simplexa HSV 1&2 Direct (MOL2150) with Direct Amplification Disc (MOL1451, MOL1452, MOL1455) Model Number: MOL2150…
Class I FDA enforcement event 73283. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Focus Diagnostics is recalling the Direct Amplification Discs (DAD) supplied with the Simplexa HSV 1 & 2 Direct (MOL2150), Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct (MOL2650) and Simplexa Group A Strep Direct kits (MOL2850) because it may result in a false negative result, a false positive result or Error code (s) 500 or 505, and it may result in higher invalid rates.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Focus Diagnostics Inc started this device recall on 10 Feb 2016. The firm address in the FDA record is in Cypress, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 73283 has 3 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 13 Apr 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 16 Jun 2016.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of: TX, CA, MA, NY, WA, MI, ME, IN, NJ, WV, OH, PA, HI, NH, CO, MN, FL, SC, IN, IA, TN, OR, AZ, WI, TN, IL. and the countries of: Australia,…
Recalling firm
Focus Diagnostics Inc, Cypress, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
3 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1272-2016 | Simplexa HSV 1&2 Direct (MOL2150) with Direct Amplification Disc (MOL1451, MOL1452, MOL1455) Model Number: MOL2150, MOL1451, MOL1452, MOL1455 | 1845 units | Class I | Terminated | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Z-1273-2016 | Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV Direct (MOL2650) with Direct Amplification Disc (MOL1451, MOL1452, MOL1455) Model Number: MOL2650, MOL1451, MOL1452, MOL1455 | 7421 units | Class II | Terminated | 13 Apr 2016 |
| Z-1274-2016 | Simplexa Group A Strep Direct (MOL2850) with Direct Amplification Disc (MOL1451, MOL1452, MOL1455) Model Number: MOL2850, MOL1451, MOL1452, MOL1455 | 41 units | Class I | Terminated | 13 Apr 2016 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2016
- 1,232
- Share of these events in Class I
- 3%
- Product records in this event
- 3Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 8
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1272-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 73283. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/73283/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of: TX, CA, MA, NY, WA, MI, ME, IN, NJ, WV, OH, PA, HI, NH, CO, MN, FL, SC, IN, IA, TN, OR, AZ, WI, TN, IL. and the countries of: Australia,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 73283?
- The event has 3 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1845 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2016 have the same class?
- 3% of the 1,232 device events that started in 2016 are in Class I.