FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Vital Diagnostics, Inc.: Excyte Slider Barcode Tube Adapter used with Excyte Vacuum or Non-Vacuum ESR Tubes. Single Use. Product Number: EX-I0552. Manufactured by Vital Diagnostics S.R.L., Italy. Slider allows a larger label to be applied to the ESR tube.
- Recall number
- Z-1816-2010
- Recalling firm
- Vital Diagnostics, Inc.
- Product
- Excyte Slider Barcode Tube Adapter used with Excyte Vacuum or Non-Vacuum ESR Tubes. Single Use. Product Number: EX-I0552. Manufactured by Vital Diagnostics S.R.L., Italy. Slider allows a larger label to be applied to the ESR tube.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2010-04-12
- Posted
- 2010-06-22
- Terminated
- 2010-09-13
- Reason
- The tube may fall out or separate from the Slider adapter
- Root cause
- Component change control
- Action
- Vital Diagnostics issued recall letter dated April 14, 2010 via Certified Mail in an envelop marked "Urgent Recall Information Inside", requesting accounts to discontinue use and destroy recalled product. A Certificate of Destruction and Refund Form was included to direct customers. A second Distributor Notice was sent by email to the distributors with Important Recall Information in the title. This was accompanied with the same Technical Bulletin, Certificate of Destruction and Refund Form. For further information, contact Vital Diagnostics at 1-800-345-2822.
- Quantity
- 4,723 units
- Distribution
- Distributed Nationwide and Canada.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All Lot Numbers
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- GHC
- Firm FEI
- 1717966
- Firm city
- Lincoln
- Firm state
- RI
- 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
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- 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