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Device product

VITROS Chemistry Products LAC Slides, REF/Product Codes 843 3880 (300 slides per sales unit) and 815 0112 (90 slides per sales unit), Unique Device Identifier Nos. 10758750004911 and 10758750004454, Rx ONLY, IVD --- For in vitro diagnostic use only. VITROS Chemistry Products LAC Slides quantitatively measure lactate (LAC) concentration in plasma using VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System.

Z-0090-2017

August 11, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Event
Event 74950
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
US: 32,081 sales units; Foreign: 29,932 sales units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0090-2017

Official wording

Reason: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics confirmed that N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), a drug used for acetaminophen overdose, mucolytic therapy and is used as nutritional supplement, can interfere with VITROS GLU, LAC, TRIG, and URIC Slides assays.

Code information: Current/In-date GENs 30, 31

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) Puerto Rico and Bermuda), Internationally to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Panama, Poland, Singapore, Spain, and Venezuela.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Ortho Clinical Diagnostics confirmed that N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), a drug used for acetaminophen overdose, mucolytic therapy and is used as nutritional supplement, can interfere with VITROS GLU, LAC, TRIG, and URIC Slides assays.