Device recall: VITROS 250 Chemistry Systems, Catalog 8132086, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750004409, and VITROS 250…

Class II FDA enforcement event 72979. Recall start date: 21 Dec 2015. Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: 30 May 2018.

Reason for recall, in the words of FDA

Increased U90-382 or 6LU condition codes generated by VITROS 250, 350, 5,1 FS, 4600 and 5600 Chemistry Systems when using Calibrator Kit 9, Lot 954. A trend of complaints regarding customers actions following U90-382 or 6LU condition codes was noted (See RES 72289 - VITROS Calibrator Kit 9, lot 954 recall).

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 21 Dec 2015. The firm address in the FDA record is in Rochester, NY. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 72979 has 5 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 16 Mar 2016. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 30 May 2018.

FDA enforcement report The 5 product records

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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 - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico, and the countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama,…

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

5 product records in the event.

FDA event 72979: product records
Recall number	Product	Quantity	Class	Status	Report date
Z-1071-2016	VITROS 250 Chemistry Systems, Catalog 8132086, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750004409, and VITROS 250 Refurbished, Catalog 6801759, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750001330; IVD. Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use. The VITROS 250 Chemistry System performs discrete clinical tests on serum, urine, and…	US: 802; Foreign: 2472	Class II	Terminated	16 Mar 2016
Z-1072-2016	VITROS 350 Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6802153, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750002054; IVD. Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use. The VITROS 350 Chemistry System performs discrete clinical tests on serum, urine, and cerebral spinal fluid specimens. Methodologies include colorimetric (CM),…	US = 885; Foreign: 3221	Class II	Terminated	16 Mar 2016
Z-1073-2016	VITROS 4600 Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6802445, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750012343; IVD. Product Usage: For in vitro diagnostic use. The VITROS 4600 Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using both VITROS…	US = 163; Foreign = 286	Class II	Terminated	16 Mar 2016
Z-1074-2016	VITROS 5600 Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6802413, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750002740; IVD. Product Usage: For 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…	US = 1009; Foreign = 1003	Class II	Terminated	16 Mar 2016
Z-1075-2016	VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6801375, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750001132; and VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System (Refurbished), Catalog Number 6801890, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750001644; IVD. Product Usage: The VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro…	US = 994; Foreign = 1405	Class II	Terminated	16 Mar 2016

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Enforcement event: All the product records that have one FDA event number. This site shows one event on one page.

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

The event in context

Device events that started in 2015: 1,153
Share of these events in Class II: 91%
Product records in this event: 5Median 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-1071-2016The FDA record of the first product of this event.
FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
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Cite this page

Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 72979. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/72979/. 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 - US Nationwide including Puerto Rico, and the countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama,…
What quantity of product is in FDA event 72979?: The event has 5 product records. The first record gives this quantity: US: 802; Foreign: 2472
How did the recall start?: The FDA record says: Voluntary: Firm initiated
How many device recalls of 2015 have the same class?: 91% of the 1,153 device events that started in 2015 are in Class II.