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Device product

CD4 (SK3), FITC; Contains CD4 FITC with gelatin and 0.1% sodium Azide. Catalog number 340133 in vitro diagnostic used in Hematology: The SK3 monoclonal antibody reacts with human CD4, a 59-kDa cell surface receptor expressed by a majority of thymocytes, a subpopulation of mature T helper cells, and at low levels on monocytes. CD4 is a receptor for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Z-2817-2015

August 27, 2015

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences
Event
Event 72071
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
128 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2817-2015

Official wording

Reason: CD4 FITC label contains an error in the Spanish small text - it states CD8 FITC.

Code information: Catalog Number 340133; lot # 5112711, Expiration date: 30 Nov 2016.

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution. US nationwide (TX, CA, NC, OH, SD, PA, CT, UT, MD, TX, GA), Argentina, Taiwan, Australia, Japan, China, New Zealand, Chile and Colombia.

Derived failure modes

  • Labeling or packaging

    reason.labeling_packaging · v1.0.0

    label contains an error