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Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics: VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System, Catalog Number 6802783,for use in the in vitro quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Reagents.

Recall number
Z-1913-2016
Recalling firm
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Product
VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System, Catalog Number 6802783,for use in the in vitro quantitative, semi-quantitative, and qualitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Reagents.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2016-04-06
Posted
not on file
Terminated
2018-06-01
Reason
Ortho Clinical Diagnostics confirmed a software timing anomaly in which the VITROS 3600 and 5600 Systems may unexpectedly aspirate from or dispense into an unintended sample that may lead to erroneous or contaminated results.
Root cause
Software design
Action
On 4/6/2016,URGENT PRODUCT CORRECTION NOTIFICATION letters (Ref. CL2016-076, dated 4/06/2016) were sent via FedEx overnight 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 product and advised them of the issue and the required actions. Follow enclosed instructions to help decrease the probability of the software anomaly until the software update is installed. Discuss any concerns with previously report results with their Laboratory Medical Director to determine the appropriate course of action. Install Software Version 3.2.3 at their earliest convenience. Foreign affiliates were informed of the issue by e-mail on 4/6/2016, and instructed to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions.
Quantity
US: 218 units, Foreign: 587 units
Distribution
Nationwide, Puerto Rico and Foreign distribution to the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Spain, and Venezuela.
Lot, serial or model codes
Software Version 3.2.2 & below; Serial Numbers J36000012 - J36000933.Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750002979, IVD.
510(k) numbers
["K083173"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
JJE
Firm FEI
1000136573
Firm city
Rochester
Firm state
NY
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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