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Device product

VITROS 5600 Integrated System, Catalog Number 6802413, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750002740; and VITROS 5600 Integrated System (refurbished), Catalog Number 6802915, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750007110; IVD.

Z-1914-2016

April 06, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Event
Event 73887
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
VITROS 5600: US: 1161 units, Foreign: 1063 units; VITROS 5600 Refurbished: US: 19 units, Foreign: 38 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1914-2016

Official wording

Reason: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics confirmed a software timing anomaly in which the VITROS 3600 and 5600 Systems may unexpectedly aspirate from or dispense into an unintended sample that may lead to erroneous or contaminated results.

Code information: Software Version 3.2.2 & below; VITROS 5600 Serial Numbers J56000024 - J56002387; VITROS 5600 (Refurbished) US Serial Numbers: 56000186, 56000308, 56000315, 56000327, 56000339, 56000458, 56000559, 56000718, 56000727, 56000741, 56000747, 56000750, 56000786, 56000792, 56000824, 56001062, 56001235, 56001635, 56001641; Foreign Serial Numbers: 56000147, 56000200, 56000214, 56000245,56000283, 56000330, 56000331, 56000362, 56000377, 56000399, 56000413, 56000416, 56000428, 56000437, 56000438, 56000439, 56000459, 56000463, 56000464, 56000466, 56000515, 56000528, 56000537, 56000555, 56000560, 56000632, 56000642, 56000669, 56000680, 56000749, 56000867, 56001133, 56001135, 56001246, 56001461, 56001482, 56001487, 56001859. Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750002740

Distribution pattern: Nationwide, Puerto Rico and Foreign distribution to the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Spain, and Venezuela.

Derived failure modes

  • Device software or design

    reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0

    software timing anomaly