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Event 87888

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 03, 2021
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, INc.

Dossier provenance

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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 CoV2 Ag calibrator (Product Code 6199950) - Product Usage: is a chemiluminescent immunoassay intended for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein antigens in nasopharyngeal (NP) and anterior nasal swab specimens collected in CDCs formulation of VTM.

Z-1688-2021
Recall number
Z-1688-2021
Initiated
May 03, 2021
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
74 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Ortho investigated and confirmed the potential for unexpected failed calibration, and condition codes associated with the calibration, when using VITROS SARS-CoV-2 Ag Reagent Pack along with VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products SARS-CoV-2 Ag Calibrator, Lot 20.

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

Ortho investigated and confirmed the potential for unexpected failed calibration, and condition codes associated with the calibration, when using VITROS SARS-CoV-2 Ag Reagent Pack along with VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products SARS-CoV-2 Ag Calibrator, Lot 20.

Code information

Unique Identifier: 10758750033591 Lot: 0020

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AR, CA, IA, IL, LA, MO, MS, TX, WI, and the countries of Colombia, India, Japan, Italy, Spain, Portugal, France.