FDA recall Z-2923-2018

Tecan US, Inc. · Class II · device

Product

Cortisol Saliva Luminescence Immunoassay The IBL International Cortisol Saliva Luminescence immunoassay is intended for the in-vitro diagnostic quantitative determination of Cortisol in human saliva and for use as an aid in the diagnosis and treatment of adrenal disorders. The device is not intended for point-of-care settings.

Reason for recall

Product is not meeting specification for traceability to NIST cortisol standard, generating 1.3-1.8 times higher cortisol values with laboratory samples in comparison to NIST cortisol standard.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution; US distribution to states of: GA, IA, LA, MA, MN, OR, PA, SC, and UT; and countries of: Germany, Finland, Switzerland, France, Austria, Denmark, Poland, Norway, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy, Canada, South Africa, Russia, and Japan.

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2018-01-12
Report date
2018-09-05
Termination date
2020-06-02
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Morrisville, NC, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-2923-2018