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Device recall: VITROS Chemistry Products CRP Slides. One sales unit contains 5 cartridges, of 18 slides per cartridge, for a total of 9
FDA enforcement event 96784 is a device recall by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. of Rochester, NY, initiated 14 Apr 2025 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. 85% of the 945 device enforcement events initiated in 2025 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. has 54 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, Inc., Rochester, NY.
Reason for recall
"Product was incorrectly assigned GEN 88 instead of GEN 83 on product carton, foil wrapper, and cartridge (cart) label."
Distribution
"Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV & WY and the countries of…"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1876-2025 | VITROS Chemistry Products CRP Slides. One sales unit contains 5 cartridges, of 18 slides per cartridge, for a total of 90 slides. | 3,587 units | Class II | Ongoing | 4 Jun 2025 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
All 54 events for Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Product was incorrectly assigned GEN 88 instead of GEN 83 on product carton, foil wrapper, and cartridge (cart) label."
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 - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, AZ, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV & WY and the countries of…"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "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.