FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
R & D Systems, Inc.: Quantikine IVD Human sTfR Immunoassay (Human sTransferrin ELISA Kit (sTfR immunological test system)). An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the quantitative determination of Soluble Transferrin Receptor (sTfR) concentration in human serum and plasma as an aid in the diagnosis of anemia and polycythemia.
- Recall number
- Z-1255-2021
- Recalling firm
- R & D Systems, Inc.
- Product
- Quantikine IVD Human sTfR Immunoassay (Human sTransferrin ELISA Kit (sTfR immunological test system)). An enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the quantitative determination of Soluble Transferrin Receptor (sTfR) concentration in human serum and plasma as an aid in the diagnosis of anemia and polycythemia.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2021-01-20
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2023-02-13
- Reason
- R&D Systems, Inc. received two complaints that the standard signal was low and controls were not within the specification range provided with the kit. Investigation confirmed low standard signal and controls running out of specification for kits returned from the customer and the retained kits.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- Users of these kits are requested to stop using these kits for measuring Human sTfR for diagnostic purposes in patient samples and to discard all unused kits or kit components. Customers were instructed to complete and return the MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL RETURN RESPONSE Acknowledgement and Receipt Form to R&D Systems by February 20, 2021, by emailing the form to techserv@bio-techne.com. For questions regarding this recall, or need to obtain a product credit, contact Bio-Technes Technical Service Department at 1-612-379-2956 or techserv@bio-techne.com.
- Quantity
- 156 kits
- Distribution
- USA: (FL, LA, CA, OH), CHINA, UNITED KINGDOM, JAPAN, SINGAPORE, Jakarta Selatan,
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog #: DTFR1; Unique Device Identification (UDI) #: 815762021657; Lot #: P252478; P263156; P256349; P263156; P263160; P264604
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K970718"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JNM
- Firm FEI
- 2182501
- Firm city
- Minneapolis
- Firm state
- MN
- 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
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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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