FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics: Vitros ECi Immunodiagnostic System, sold as Cat. #863 3893; Cat. #192 2814 (Vitros ECiQ), and Cat. #680 1059 (recertified Vitros ECi) when using Vitros Anti-HBc IgM Reagent Packs and Anti-HAV IgM Reagent Packs. NOTE: These 3 catalog numbers of Vitros ECi represent the original unit, an updated unit with cosmetic changes only, and refurbished units.
- Recall number
- Z-0137-06
- Recalling firm
- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
- Product
- Vitros ECi Immunodiagnostic System, sold as Cat. #863 3893; Cat. #192 2814 (Vitros ECiQ), and Cat. #680 1059 (recertified Vitros ECi) when using Vitros Anti-HBc IgM Reagent Packs and Anti-HAV IgM Reagent Packs. NOTE: These 3 catalog numbers of Vitros ECi represent the original unit, an updated unit with cosmetic changes only, and refurbished units.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2005-09-29
- Posted
- 2005-11-15
- Terminated
- 2007-07-31
- Reason
- When using Vitro ECi Immunodiagnostic System with Vitros Anti-HBc IgM Reagent Packs and Anti-HAV IgM Reagent Packs, results of the 1st of two required re-test replicates may be negtively biased.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Letters dated 9/29/2005 issued to all domestic customers of the VITROS ECi/ECiQ systems and to Ortho/J&J foreign affiliates. Customers instructed to immediately discontinue using reflex processing to the VITROS Anti-HBc IgM and VITROS Anti-HAV reagent packs.
- Quantity
- 3,507 Vitros ECi units distributed
- Distribution
- Nationwide and worldwide distribution of the VITROS ECi Immunodiagnostic systems.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All Vitros ECi units currently on the market (software version 3.1 or lower).
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K962919"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- KHO
- Firm FEI
- 1000136573
- Firm city
- Rochester
- Firm state
- NY
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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