Device recall: Colorimetric (CM)/ Rate (RT) incubator wear pads. Product Codes: 1) 6801375, 2) 6801890, 3) 6802445, 4) 6802413…

Class II FDA enforcement event 65472. Recall start date: 6 Jun 2013. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 17 May 2018.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is recalling CM/RT wear pads which are a component in the CM/RT incubator due to becoming worn before their replacement.

Class II, in the words of FDA

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

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics started this device recall on 6 Jun 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Rochester, NY. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 65472 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 21 Aug 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 17 May 2018.

FDA enforcement report The 1 product record

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.
FDA publishes these words. Source: FDA, Enforcement Reports, Important Note, read on 1 Oct 2026. openFDA export of 28 Sep 2026.

Distribution

In the words of FDA.

Worldwide Distribution - USA Nationwide in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH,…

Recalling firm

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Rochester, NY.

Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.

FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.

Products

1 product record in the event.

FDA event 65472: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-1948-2013	Colorimetric (CM)/ Rate (RT) incubator wear pads. Product Codes: 1) 6801375, 2) 6801890, 3) 6802445, 4) 6802413 Product Usage: The CM/RT incubator processes Microslide reagents with the following VITROS systems: 1) VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, 2) VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Refurbished, 3) VITROS 4600 Chemistry…		Class II	Terminated	21 Aug 2013

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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.

The event in context

Device events that started in 2013: 1,236
Share of these events in Class II: 90%
Product records in this event: 1Median of the firm: 1
Events of the firm on the register: 105

Other events of the firm

Other FDA enforcement events of Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Initiated	Product (first record)	Type	Class	Records
27 Feb 2024	VITROS Performance Verifier I	Device	Class II	2
5 Jun 2023	VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Troponin I ES Reagent Pack	Device	Class II	2
8 May 2023	VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 20-in vitro diagnostic use only. VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 20- U	Device	Class II	1
20 Jul 2020	VITROS XT3400 Chemistry System, Product code 6844458	Device	Class II	2
17 Jul 2020	VITROS Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Total Reagent, COV2TOT, VITROS CoV2T. Catalog number 6199922, UDI 10758750033386 - Product Usage:	Device	Class II	2
13 Jul 2020	VITROS Chemistry Products TBIL Slides- 5 PACK/300 SLDS In vitro Diagnostic quantitatively measure total bilirubin (TBIL)	Device	Class II	3
20 May 2020	VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System Software Versions 3.3.3 and below Product Code: 6802783, Unique Identifier: 10758750	Device	Class II	5
11 May 2020	VITROS Chemistry Product AMYL Slides Reagent, AMYLASE/5 PACK/300 SLDS, Product Code 1202670, UDI # 10758750008513 - Prod	Device	Class II	4
1 Apr 2020	VITROS Chemistry Products CKMB Slides, Creatine Kinase MB, Product Code 805 8232-300 slides, UDI Number 10758750004294 -	Device	Class II	2
10 Mar 2020	VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products TT4 Reagent Pack, Product Code 8744468	Device	Class III	1

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics: all 105 events

Official channels

FDA enforcement report Z-1948-2013The 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 65472. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/65472/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through 28 Sep 2026.

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 - USA Nationwide in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH,…
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?: 90% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class II.
How many FDA recalls does Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics have?: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics is the recalling firm in 105 enforcement events on this register. This event is 1 of them.