Z-2140-2014Class II

VITROS 4600 Chemistry System (VITROS 5,1 FS System family member) --- The VITROS 4600 Chemistry System is...

Name: Z-2140-2014 VITROS 4600 Chemistry System (VITROS 5,1 FS System family member) --- The VITROS 4600 Chemistry System is...
Creator: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Published: 2014-07-07
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. / initiated 2014-07-07 / Terminated / root cause: software

FDA source

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics began a recall of VITROS 4600 Chemistry System (VITROS 5,1 FS System family member) --- The VITROS 4600 Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative... on 2014-07-07. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has identified an anomaly with VITROS System Software Version 3.0 and below. Internal testing confirmed that under very specific conditions, incorrect patient demographics were associated with...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-2140-2014
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2014-07-07
Posted: 2014-08-01
Terminated: 2018-05-21
Recalling firm: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
Product: VITROS 4600 Chemistry System (VITROS 5,1 FS System family member) --- The VITROS 4600 Chemistry System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using both VITROS Chemistry Products Slides (colorimetric endpoint, rate, ion-selective electrode, and immunorate methods) and VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip liquid reagents (spectrophotometric and spectrophotometric immunoassay methods.) The VITROS Software is a part of the VITROS 3600, 4600, & 5600 Systems. The VITROS 3600, 4600, & 5600 Systems share the same software base. VITROS Sample Programming consists of Sample Identification (SID), test requests, and patient demographics. Patient demographics include patient name, address, date of birth, gender, physician, and patient identification (PID).
Product code: JJE Analyzer, Chemistry (Photometric, Discrete), For Clinical Use
Reason for recall: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics has identified an anomaly with VITROS System Software Version 3.0 and below. Internal testing confirmed that under very specific conditions, incorrect patient demographics were associated with a sample identification (ID) number.
Root cause tag: software
FDA root cause: Software in the Use Environment
Action: On 7/07/2014, Customer Letter (Ref. CL2014-191) was sent via FedEx overnight courier or ORTHO PLUS e-Communications and/or US Postal Service Priority Mail (for PO Boxes only) to US consignees (OCD Direct, Drop-Ship and US Federal Government) to inform them of the issue and advise them of the required actions. On 7/07/2014, Distributor Letter (Ref. DL2014-191 was sent via US Postal Service Priority Mail and/or FedEx overnight courier to US Distributor consignees instructing them to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions. Foreign affiliates were informed by e-mail on 7/07/2014 of the issue and instructed them to notify their consignees of the issue and required actions. For questions, please contact Customer Technical Services at 1-800-421-3311.
Quantity in commerce: Domestic: 81, Foreign: 238
Distribution: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the countries of Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Singapore, Spain and Venezuela.
Product codes and lots: Serial Numbers J46000108 - J46000440 (J Numbers are analogous to Serial Numbers, for VITROS 4600 systems the J Numbers start with 4600XXXX)

Enforcement reports

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FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2140-2014
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-2139-2014	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2014-08-13	2014-08-01
Z-2140-2014	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2014-08-13	2014-08-01
Z-2141-2014	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2014-08-13	2014-08-01

Product code JJE

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