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Device recall: PTS PANELS, Glucose Test Strips for use with CardioChek Brand Analyzers Product Usage: used by healthcare professionals
FDA enforcement event 65067 is a device recall by Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN, initiated 4 Apr 2013 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 90% of the 1,236 device enforcement events initiated in 2013 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 16 Apr 2014. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Polymer Technology Systems, Inc. has 8 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Polymer Technology Systems, Inc., Indianapolis, IN.
Reason for recall
"Internal investigation demonstrated under-recovery for glucose when tested against a reference method. This could result in a low to moderate health risk."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including Puerto Rico and countries of: UK, CHL, ENG, BEL, ITA, TKY, BEL, LIT, LTV, EGY, SPG, HOK, SWE, MEX, UAE, COR, ISR, MAL, AUS, POR, POL, SLN and STQ."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1403-2013 | PTS PANELS, Glucose Test Strips for use with CardioChek Brand Analyzers Product Usage: used by healthcare professionals and individuals with diabetes to measure glucose in whole blood | 7048 total, 3499 in USA | Class II | Terminated | 5 Jun 2013 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Polymer Technology Systems, Inc.
| Initiated | Product (first record) | Type | Class | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2020 | PTS Detect Cotinine, Ref. No. 3061, UPC 381933061017 in vitro diagnostic - Product Usage: The PTS Detect cotinine system | Device | Class II | 1 |
| 2 Dec 2019 | PTS Diagnostics CardioChek Plus Professional Analyzer, New analyzer, boxed, with carrying case, Reference Numbers 2700 | Device | Class II | 4 |
| 7 Jun 2019 | PTS Panels Lipid Panel test strip: IVD Lipid Panel Test Strips Ref Number: 1710 Product Usage: PTS Panels Lipid Panel te | Device | Class III | 2 |
| 16 Jan 2019 | Lipid Panel test strips, REF 1710, also private labeled under Henry Schein as REF 570-0414 | Device | Class II | 3 |
| 14 Mar 2018 | PTS Panels¿ CHOL+GLU Test Strips (REF 1765) | Device | Class II | 1 |
| 15 Mar 2016 | PTS Panels CHOL+HDL+GLU Test Strips, Reference Number 5412, for use on CardioChek PA or CardioChek Plus analyzers | Device | Class II | 1 |
| 15 May 2012 | PTS Panels Creatinine test strips. PTS Panels Creatinine Test Strips are intended to measure creatinine in whole blood. | Device | Class II | 1 |
All 8 events for Polymer Technology Systems, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Internal investigation demonstrated under-recovery for glucose when tested against a reference method. This could result in a low to moderate health risk."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide including Puerto Rico and countries of: UK, CHL, ENG, BEL, ITA, TKY, BEL, LIT, LTV, EGY, SPG, HOK, SWE, MEX, UAE, COR, ISR, MAL, AUS, POR, POL, SLN and STQ."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 16 Apr 2014. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.