Device recall: VITROS Chemistry Products Performance Verifier is used as an assayed control to monitor the performance on VITROS…
Class III FDA enforcement event 78724. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
VITROS Performance Verifier II (PVII) Lot K4852 does not meet long term stability requirements for the AST Analyte (only) when the product is stored refrigerated for up to 6 months.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc started this device recall on 10 Jul 2017. The firm address in the FDA record is in Raritan, NJ. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 78724 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 7 Mar 2018. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 6 Aug 2020.
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.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide
Recalling firm
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc, Raritan, NJ.
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-0807-2018 | VITROS Chemistry Products Performance Verifier is used as an assayed control to monitor the performance on VITROS 250/350/5, 1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System. Used as a control for the VITROS 250/350/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System. | 10,021 units | Class III | Terminated | 7 Mar 2018 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2017
- 1,091
- Share of these events in Class III
- 4%
- 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-0807-2018The 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 78724. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/78724/. 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
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 78724?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
10,021 units
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2017 have the same class?
- 4% of the 1,091 device events that started in 2017 are in Class III.