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Randox Laboratories Ltd.: Randox Liquid Assayed Specific Protein Control - Level 3 (SP Control 3), Cat. no. PS2684
- Recall number
- Z-2280-2018
- Recalling firm
- Randox Laboratories Ltd.
- Product
- Randox Liquid Assayed Specific Protein Control - Level 3 (SP Control 3), Cat. no. PS2684
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-05-22
- Posted
- 2018-06-13
- Terminated
- 2020-11-17
- Reason
- The recalling firm has confirmed that Free Kappa light chains in Liquid Assayed Specific Protein Controls increase over the shelf life of the product. This may lead to a delay in reporting Free Kappa Light Chains results, which are used as an aid in diagnosis of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and for Multiple Myeloma through review of the ratio with free lambda chains.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- On May 22, 2018, Randox issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice to affected distributors along with an Important Notice and updated IFU. The letter advised customers of the product issue. It further instructed distributors to do the following: 1. Discuss the contents of the notice with your Medical Director. 2. Place a copy of the important notice and updated IFU into any remaining stock. 3. Complete and return the vigilance response section of this form to technical.services@randox.com within five working days. If you have any questions after reviewing this information, you may contact the firm at technical.services@randox.com.
- Quantity
- not on file
- Distribution
- Distributed to accounts in CA, IN, KS, ME, and WV, and PR. Foreign distribution to Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dutch Caribbean, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Peru, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Oman, Thailand, Netherlands, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All lots.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K972608"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JJY
- Firm FEI
- 1000361607
- Firm city
- Crumlin
- Firm state
- North
- Firm country
- Ireland
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- 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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