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Device product

VITROS Chemistry Products VALP Reagent Pack. For in vitro diagnostic use only. CATALOG #(s): 6801710 INTENDED USE: For in vitro diagnostic use only. VITROS Chemistry Products VALP Reagent is used on the VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, the VITROS 4600 Chemistry System and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System to quantitatively measure valproic acid (VALP) concentration in human serum and plasma.

Z-0848-2019

December 11, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Event
Event 81806
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
9014 Total (U.S. = 6798; OUS: U.S. = 2216)
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0848-2019

Official wording

Reason: Negative bias results when using VITROS VALP Reagent, GEN 25.

Code information: Affected Lots/Expiry: 25-5263 2017-09-09; 25-5503 2018-01-06; 25-5727 2018-04-30; 25-5974 2018-08-14; 25-6067 2018-11-05; 25-6393 2019-04-05 (only non expired lot) Unique Identifier:10758750006748

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution- US (Nationwide) and countries of: Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands and United Kingdom.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Negative bias results when using VITROS VALP Reagent, GEN 25.