FDA recall Z-2762-2017

Fisher Diagnostics · Class II · device

Product

Pacific Hemostasis FDP (Fibrinogen Degradation Products) Assay Kit (30 Determinations), REF/Model 100650, UDI 00845275000863, IVD; --- Fisher Diagnostics, a division of Fisher Scientific Company LLC ,a part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Middletown, VA 22645-1905 USA --- For determination of Fibrinogen Degradation products in serum and urine.

Reason for recall

An issue was discovered with the Pacific Hemostasis Fibrinogen Degradation Products (FDP) kit, list number 100650, lot 948546 and FDP Latex Reagent, list 100651, lot 890199. While the kit performs accurately at FDP concentrations greater than 20 ¿g/ml, there is an observed reduction in sensitivity when FDP levels are less than 20 ¿g/ml. This reduction in sensitivity has been tied to FDP Latex Reagent lot 890199 and may result in false negatives.

Distribution

USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico, and Internationally to Colombia

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2017-05-19
Report date
2017-08-02
Termination date
2018-06-29
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Middletown, VA, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2762-2017