CLASS III Device recall · Reported 7 Mar 2018 · FDA Enforcement Report
Vitros Chemistry Products Performance Verifier is used as recalled
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics is recalling Vitros Chemistry Products Performance Verifier is used as an assayed control to monitor. The recall was initiated on 10 Jul 2017 and the FDA has classified it as Class III.
Check your package
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-0807-2018
- FDA event ID
- 78724
- Recalling firm
- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Raritan, NJ
- Classification
- Class III
- Status
- Terminated
- Recall initiated
- 10 Jul 2017
- FDA classified
- 1 Mar 2018
- Reported
- 7 Mar 2018
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
- Reason category
- Potency & Assay
- Device type
- Patient Monitors
Timeline
| 10 Jul 2017 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 1 Mar 2018 | Classified by FDA | +234 days |
| 7 Mar 2018 | Published in enforcement report | +6 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
VITROS Performance Verifier II (PVII) Lot K4852 does not meet long term stability requirements for the AST Analyte (only) when the product is stored refrigerated for up to 6 months.
Potency and specification recalls happen when a batch tests outside its approved limits for strength, purity or dissolution, which can mean the dose delivered is higher or lower than labelled.
Product as listed by the FDA
VITROS Chemistry Products Performance Verifier is used as an assayed control to monitor the performance on VITROS 250/350/5, 1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System. Used as a control for the VITROS 250/350/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System.
Where it was distributed
Worldwide
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
VITROS Performance Verifier II (PVII) Lot K4852 does not meet long term stability requirements for the AST Analyte (only) when the product is stored refrigerated for up to 6 months.
Which lots are affected?
Lot K4852, Expiration 22 Feb 2018
Where was it sold?
Worldwide
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 III mean?
Class III recalls are for products unlikely to cause any adverse health consequence, usually labelling or quality issues.
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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