Device recall: VITROS Chemistry Products VersaTips - Product Usage: used to dispense samples to MicroSlide assays and sample and…
Class II FDA enforcement event 87200. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
A deformity affecting a specific lot of VITROS Chemistry Products VersaTips. Deformed VersaTips results may be biased by up to +/-16% for both immunometric and competitive assays.
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, Inc. started this device recall on 14 Jan 2021. The firm address in the FDA record is in Rochester, NY. FDA put the recall in Class II. FDA event 87200 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 3 Mar 2021. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 27 Dec 2022.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK,…
Recalling firm
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., 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.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1136-2021 | VITROS Chemistry Products VersaTips - Product Usage: used to dispense samples to MicroSlide assays and sample and reagent fluid for MicroWell assays. In addition, VersaTips are used to dispense R1 Reagent Fluid into cuvettes in combination with sample fluid for Micro Tips Assays. | 4,062 cartons of 1,000 tips (Totaling 4,062,000 tips) | Class II | Terminated | 3 Mar 2021 |
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Class II: The middle of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2021
- 900
- Share of these events in Class II
- 89%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 54
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-1136-2021The 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 87200. https://recallregister.com/fda/ii/87200/. 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 distribution including in the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK,…
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 87200?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
4,062 cartons of 1,000 tips (Totaling 4,062,000 tips)
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2021 have the same class?
- 89% of the 900 device events that started in 2021 are in Class II.