CLASS II Device recall · Reported 31 Dec 2014 · FDA Enforcement Report

HemosIL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS recalled by Instrumentation Laboratory

Instrumentation Laboratory is recalling HemosIL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS, IVD --- Instrumentation Laboratory IL Company, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 21 Nov 2014 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesLots: N1122175, exp. date 11/30/2014; N0132936, exp. date 1/31/2015; N0233302, exp. date 2/28/2015; N0333382, exp. date 3/31/2015; E0333382, exp. date 3/31/2015; N0333626, exp. date 3/31/2015; N0433932, exp. date 4/30/2015; N0634953, exp. date 6/30/2015; N0735317, exp. date 5/31/2015; N0735599, exp. date 7/31/ 2015; N0836106, exp. date 8/31/2015; N0936197, exp. date 9/30/2015; N0349325, exp. date 12/31/2015; N1222324, exp. date 12/31/2015; N0148094, exp. date 12/31/2015; N0248652, exp. date 2/29/2016; N0249017, exp. date 2/29/2016; N0449790, exp. date 4/30/2016; N0440009, exp. date 4/30/2016.

Quantity recalledUSA: 4088 kits; Foreign: 97,925 kits

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

Recall details

Recall number: Z-0832-2015
FDA event ID: 69824
Recalling firm: Instrumentation Laboratory, Bedford, MA
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 21 Nov 2014
FDA classified: 19 Dec 2014
Reported: 31 Dec 2014
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Letter
Reason category: Other Reasons
Device type: Patient Monitors

Timeline

21 Nov 2014	Recall initiated by company
19 Dec 2014	Classified by FDA	+28 days
31 Dec 2014	Published in enforcement report	+12 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

Some vials of HemosIL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS, Part No. 0008469810 (various lots manufactured prior to June 2014) exhibit a yellow/brownish color after reconstitution (yellow color or darker) instead of the typical white to off-white color. Vials exhibiting this yellow/brownish color were observed to cause prolonged prothrombin (PT) clotting times.

Product as listed by the FDA

HemosIL PT-Fibrinogen HS PLUS, IVD --- Instrumentation Laboratory IL Company. A high sensitivity thromboplastin reagent based on recombinant human tissue factor (RTF) for the quantitative determination in human citrated plasma of Prothrombin Time (PT) and Fibrinogen on IL Coagulation Systems. The product is used for the evaluation of the extrinsic coagulation pathway and the monitoring of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy (OAT).

Where it was distributed

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico; and countries of: ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANDORRA, ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELARUS, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CHILE, CHINA, COLUMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, FRANCE, GABON, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MEXICO, NEW ZEALAND, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWITZERLAND, TURKEY, UAE, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, AND URUGUAY.

Nationwide Georgia Puerto Rico

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

Which lots are affected?

Lots: N1122175, exp. date 11/30/2014; N0132936, exp. date 1/31/2015; N0233302, exp. date 2/28/2015; N0333382, exp. date 3/31/2015; E0333382, exp. date 3/31/2015; N0333626, exp. date 3/31/2015; N0433932, exp. date 4/30/2015; N0634953, exp. date 6/30/2015; N0735317, exp. date 5/31/2015; N0735599, exp. date 7/31/ 2015; N0836106, exp. date 8/31/2015; N0936197, exp. date 9/30/2015; N0349325, exp. date 12/31/2015; N1222324, exp. date 12/31/2015; N0148094, exp. date 12/31/2015; N0248652, exp. date 2/29/2016; N0249017, exp. date 2/29/2016; N0449790, exp. date 4/30/2016; N0440009, exp. date 4/30/2016.

Where was it sold?

What should I do if I have it?

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

What does Class II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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