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Device recall: VITROS Chemistry Products Na+ Slides, manufactured by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics 513 Technology Blvd Rochester, NY 14652
FDA enforcement event 66774 is a device recall by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics of Rochester, NY, initiated 17 Oct 2013 and classified Class II, with 2 product records.
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 18 May 2018. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics has 105 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
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Rochester, NY.
Reason for recall
"Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has recalled VITROS Chemistry Products Na+ Slides and the Calibrator Kit 2 due to false positive serum and plasma sample results."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and 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, ND,…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1087-2014 | VITROS Chemistry Products Na+ Slides, manufactured by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics 513 Technology Blvd Rochester, NY 14652 VITROS Na+ Slides quantitatively measure sodium (Na+) concentration in serum, plasma, and urine using VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System. | 548,663 units | Class II | Terminated | 5 Mar 2014 |
| Z-1088-2014 | VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 2, manufactured by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics 1000 Lee Road Rochester, NY 14606 VITROS Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 2 is used to calibrate VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System for the quantitative measurement of CHOL,… | 19,368 units total (10,328 for lot 212 and 9,040 for lot 292) | Class II | Terminated | 5 Mar 2014 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
All 105 events for Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has recalled VITROS Chemistry Products Na+ Slides and the Calibrator Kit 2 due to false positive serum and plasma sample results."
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 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, ND,…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 18 May 2018. "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.