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Device product

VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System, Catalog Number 6802783,for use in the in vitro quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Reagents.

Z-1913-2016

April 06, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Event
Event 73887
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
US: 218 units, Foreign: 587 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1913-2016

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; Serial Numbers J36000012 - J36000933.Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750002979, IVD.

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