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ProTime Microcoagulation System; PROTIME CUVETTE AND PROTIME3 CUVETTE; Store the foil-pouched cuvettes refrigerated 2-8C (36 - 36F); MATERIALS PROVIDED; ProTime cuvettes with Tenderlett Plus; or; Protime3 cuvettes with Tenderlett Plus LV; Product Instructions; Antiseptic, gauze (with self-test package only); International Technidyne Corporation; 8 Olsen Avenue; Edison, NJ 08820 USA; a subsidiary of Thoratec Corporation The ProTime Microcoagulation System consists of a portable, battery operated instrument and disposable cuvette for quantitative determination of prothrombin time (PT) from fingerstick whole blood or anticoagulant-free venous whole blood. There are two different types of cuvettes available for use with the ProTime Microcoagulation System: a ProTime cuvette and a ProTime3 cuvette. The ProTime cuvette is black color coded and utilizes three channels for the PT assays and two channels for integral controls. It requires approximately 65 ul of blood (approximately 3 drops). The ProTime3 cuvette is blue color coded and utilizes one channel for PT assay and two channels for integral controls. The ProTime3 cuvette requires approximately 27 ul of blood (approximately 1 large drop). The ProTime Microcoagulation System is intended for professional use in the management of patients treated with oral anticoagulants or for patient self-testing.

Z-2198-2013

July 16, 2013

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Assuramed
Event
Event 65980
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1) 72 units; 2) 56 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2198-2013

Official wording

Reason: The products may have been stored at temperatures outside their required storage conditions.

Code information: *** 1) Product Number: PRO3-25; Lots: All Lots; Independence Medical Catalog Number: 55L2101002; *** 2) Product Number: PRO5-25; Lots: All Lots; Independence Medical Catalog Number: ICPRO525

Distribution pattern: Nationwide Distribution including AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, KY, LA, MI, NJ, NY, OH,OK, OR, SC, TX, UT, and WA.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The products may have been stored at temperatures outside their required storage conditions.