FDA Device

Vitros Myoglobin Calibrators, Product Code 6801043 For use in the calibration of the VITROS ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic Systems, the VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System for the quantitative measurement of myoglobin in human serum and plasma

Hazard

A stability issue in the calibrators may cause calibration failures or atypical Quality Control results following a successful calibration.

What You Should Do

Remedy

On November 29, 2018, the firm sent a customer letter all affected customers. All consignees were notified of the issue and informed of revised instructions for VITROS Myoglobin Calibrators: - Reconstitute the calibrators using 1.0 mL distilled water, as per current instructions. - Allow reconstituted calibrator vials to stand at room temperature for 2 hours and then proceed with calibration within 2 hours (4 hours total) - Discard reconstituted calibrators after 4 hours. - Acknowledge the information contained in this notification by completing and submitting the Confirmation of Receipt form no later than December 14, 2018. - Post this notification by each VITROS System at your facility that processes this assay or with the user documentation. - Please forward this notification if the product was distributed outside of your facility. If you have questions, please contact Ortho Care Technical Solutions Center at 1-800-421-3311.

Products

Vitros Myoglobin Calibrators, Product Code 6801043 For use in the calibration of the VITROS ECi/ECiQ Immunodiagnostic Systems, the VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System and the VITROS 5600 Integrated Sy
Brand
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc
UPC
Lots 1271 through 1310 (expired) Lots 1315 & Above (in-date)

Units Affected

4030