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Vitros chemistry products calibrator kit 9

Official notice

26 Oct 2022

Last checked

26 Oct 2022

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Vitros chemistry products calibrator kit 9. Ortho determined that data release versions (DRV) 6194 through 6200 of the calibration diskette contain an erroneous value in the calibration mathematics for gen 22 of Vitros phyt slides. This erroneous value prevents Vitros 250/350 chemistry systems from completing a successful calibration on all lots of gen 22 of Vitros phyt slides. Attempting to calibrate gen 22 of Vitros phyt slides using a DRV from the range listed above will result in condition code "6md, calibration malfunction" and a failed calibration. Recall start date: October 14, 2022 Published 2022-10-26.

What to do now

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Recall number

72080

Official notice

2022-10-26

The hazard

Ortho determined that data release versions (DRV) 6194 through 6200 of the calibration diskette contain an erroneous value in the calibration mathematics for gen 22 of Vitros phyt slides. This erroneous value prevents Vitros 250/350 chemistry systems from completing a successful calibration on all lots of gen 22 of Vitros phyt slides. Attempting to calibrate gen 22 of Vitros phyt slides using a DRV from the range listed above will result in condition code "6md, calibration malfunction" and a failed calibration. Recall start date: October 14, 2022

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Recall Numbers

72080

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Affected products

Product 1

Affected products - Vitros Chemistry Products Calibrator Kit 9, Lot or serial number - 27003933 27003931 27003932 25013527 27003993 27000401 27003116 25015413 25013760 27000793, Model or catalog number - 856 8040

Risk / hazard

Ortho determined that data release versions (DRV) 6194 through 6200 of the calibration diskette contain an erroneous value in the calibration mathematics for gen 22 of Vitros phyt slides. This erroneous value prevents Vitros 250/350 chemistry systems from completing a successful calibration on all lots of gen 22 of Vitros phyt slides. Attempting to calibrate gen 22 of Vitros phyt slides using a DRV from the range listed above will result in condition code "6md, calibration malfunction" and a failed calibration. Recall start date: October 14, 2022

Where it was sold

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Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ortho-clinical Diagnostics, Vitros Chemistry Calibrator Kit 9.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

HOME

Classification

Type II

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

72080

Classification

Type II

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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