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Event 66498

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 10, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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VITROS Chemistry Products Mixing Cup Arrays utilized on VITROS 250 & 350 Chemistry Systems Product Usage: Mixing Cup Array is a disposable, intermediate container used in making automatic (auto)-dilutions on the VITROS 250/350 Chemistry Systems. The VITROS 250 Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative, semi quantitative, and qualitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using VITROS Chemistry Products Microslides. The VITROS 350 Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative, semi quantitative, and qualitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using VITROS Chemistry Products MicroSlides.

Z-0968-2014
Recall number
Z-0968-2014
Initiated
October 10, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
6380 units (each unit contains 48 arrays with 10 microcups)

App-derived interpretation

Device software or design reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0
Software error

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Reason for recall

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics issued a product correction notification for VITROS Chemistry Mixing Cup Arrays utilized on VITROS 250 and VITROS 350 Chemistry Systems. Increase in Software error due to affected Mixing Cup Arrays.

Code information

1) VITROS 250 (Product Code 8132086; Model # 3332); 2) VITROS 350 (Product Code 6802153; Model # 3330); 3) Mixing Cup Arrays (Product Code 1631779; Model # n/a)

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, India, Japan, Mexico, PR, Republic of Panama, Singapore, Venezuela, England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain