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Device product

VITROS Chemistry Products GLU Slides, REF/Product Code 170 7801 (300 slides per sales unit), Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750009572, Rx ONLY, IVD --- For in vitro diagnostic use only. VITROS Chemistry Products GLU Slides quantitatively measure glucose (GLU) concentration in serum, plasma, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid using VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System

Z-0089-2017

August 11, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Event
Event 74950
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
US: 192,459 sales units; Foreign: 231,710 sales units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0089-2017

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. Ortho also tested several compounds following industry standard CLSI EP7-A2 for potential interference on VITROS GLU Slides during validation testing for a proposed change and confirmed Dextran 40 and Glutathione may interfere with current VITROS GLU Slides.

Code information: Current/In-date GENs 10, 11, 20 through 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. Ortho also tested several compounds following industry standard CLSI EP7-A2 for potential interference on VITROS GLU Slides during validation testing for a proposed change and confirmed Dextran 40 and Glutathione may interfere with current VITROS GLU Slides.