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Health product recall

VITROS Chemistry Products VANC Reagent

Starting date:
February 22, 2017
Posting date:
March 16, 2017
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-62642

Reason

Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (Ortho) initiated a recall due to the potential for biased results generated using three lots of Vitros VANC (vancomycin) Reagent. This can occur after the reagent packs are loaded onto the analyzer and stored within the on-analyzer stability date.

Affected products

VITROS Chemistry Products VANC Reagent

Lot or serial number

31-5407
31-5474
31-5506

Model or catalog number

6801709

Companies

Manufacturer
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Inc.
100 Indigo Creek Drive
Rochester
14626
New York
UNITED STATES