Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics: VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6801375, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750001132, and VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Refurbished, Catalog Number 6801890, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750001644, Software Version 2.8 and below, IVD. Product Usage: The VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using both VITROS Chemistry Products Slides (colorimetric endpoint, rate, ion-selective electrode, and immunorate methods) and VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip liquid reagents (spectrophotometric and spectrophotometric immunoassay methods.).

Recall number

Z-0643-2016

Recalling firm

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

Product

VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, Catalog Number 6801375, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750001132, and VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Refurbished, Catalog Number 6801890, Unique Device Identifier Number 10758750001644, Software Version 2.8 and below, IVD. Product Usage: The VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using both VITROS Chemistry Products Slides (colorimetric endpoint, rate, ion-selective electrode, and immunorate methods) and VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip liquid reagents (spectrophotometric and spectrophotometric immunoassay methods.).

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2015-11-03

Posted

2016-01-13

Terminated

2018-05-30

Reason

Software anomaly may allow VITROS Systems to sample and process assays while the fluids and reagent temperatures are not in the required temperature range for optimal processing. When this intermittent issue occurs, the VITROS Systems continue to operate and process results without notification to the User, possibly producing erroneous results.

Root cause

Software design

Action

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics sent an Urgent Product Correction Letters (Ref. CL2015-211, dated November 3, 2015) via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (only to those consignees who provided a PO Box as an address) to all customers who received the affected devices (VITROS 3600 and 5600 Systems). The notification identified the affected products, problem and actions to be taken. Foreign affiliates were informed via e-mail on 11/03/2015 of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics sent an Urgent Product Correction Letters (Ref. CL2015-221, dated November 11, 2015) via FedEx overnight courier and/ or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/ or US Postal Service Priority Mail (only to those consignees who provided a PO Box as an address) to all customers who received the affected devices (VITROS 5,1 FS and 4600 users). The notification identified the affected products, problem and actions to be taken. Foreign affiliates were informed via e-mail on 11/11/2015 of the issue and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions.

Quantity

VITROS 5,1: Domestic - 932, Foreign - 1245; 5,1 Refurbished: Domestic - 63; Foreign - 153

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Puerto Rico, and foreign distribution to: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and Venezuela.

Lot, serial or model codes

Software Version 2.8 and below; VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Serial Numbers J34000016 - J34002323; VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Refurbished Serial Numbers 34000133, 34000193, 34000197, 34000212,  34000285, 34000316, 34000318, 34000337, 34000360, 34000420, 34000451,  34000478, 34000495, 34000497, 34000529, 34000538, 34000552, 34000557, 34000590, 34000596, 34000601, 34000631, 34000642, 34000761, 34000799, 34000805, 34000833, 34000851, 34000893, 34000946, 34000947, 34001006, 34001172, 34001218, 34001240, 34001243, 34001248, 34001251, 34001274,  34001297, 34001311, 34001317, 34001345, 34001378, 34001379, 34001389,  34001390, 34001396, 34001422, 34001472, 34001504, 34001569, 34001572,  34001612, 34001626, 34001633, 34001668, 34001755, 34001809, 34001840,  34001850, 34001875, 34001897, 34000123, 34000143, 34000191, 34000215, 34000219, 34000235, 34000251, 34000256, 34000260, 34000261, 34000319,  34000331, 34000380, 34000382, 34000406, 34000408, 34000412, 34000426, 34000431, 34000454, 34000464, 34000473, 34000501, 34000523, 34000530,  34000541, 34000542, 34000546, 34000548, 34000553, 34000558, 34000576,  34000577, 34000584, 34000585, 34000609, 34000612, 34000615, 34000616, 34000617, 34000618, 34000620, 34000625, 34000637, 34000644, 34000672,  34000744, 34000745, 34000755, 34000759, 34000776, 34000793, 34000800, 34000814, 34000831, 34000844, 34000846, 34000852, 34000856, 34000870,  34000876, 34000887, 34000892, 34000902, 34000912, 34000920, 34000938,  34000956, 34000969, 34000976, 34001007, 34001009, 34001044, 34001045,  34001052, 34001071, 34001075, 34001098, 34001099, 34001111, 34001129,  34001154, 34001161, 34001171, 34001182, 34001192, 34001195, 34001201, 34001204, 34001208, 34001212, 34001234, 34001247, 34001254, 34001271,  34001278, 34001284, 34001288, 34001289, 34001293, 34001298, 34001301,  34001302, 34001316, 34001325, 34001337, 34001340, 34001348, 34001367,  34001369, 34001399, 34001400, 34001407, 34001410, 34001416, 34001423,  34001427, 34001429, 34001457, 34001490, 34001518, 34001526, 34001551,  34001573, 34001580, 34001581, 34001582, 34001587, 34001589, 34001594,  34001610, 34001618, 34001623, 34001627, 34001673, 34001688, 34001693,  34001725, 34001738, 34001745, 34001747, 34001790, 34001796, 34001798,  34001810, 34001822, 34001831, 34001833, 34001849, 34001855, 34001859,  34001860, 34001867, 34001871, 34001872, 34001881, 34001905, 34001916,  34001923, 34001995.

510(k) numbers

["K031924","K063144"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

JJE

Firm FEI

1000136573

Firm city

Rochester

Firm state

NY

Firm country

not on file

Cite as

FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28

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