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Z-2558-2019Class II

V-Twin, Model # 6002-800, UDI: 03661540600180

VitalScientific / initiated 2016-01-18 / Open, Classified / root cause: software

Vital Scientific N.V. began a recall of V-Twin, Model # 6002-800, UDI: 03661540600180 Product Usage: An in-vitro diagnostic device, which is an automated chemistry analyzer, micro type, intended for... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Instrument stopped working due to a software lockup, and no patient results are produced". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2558-2019
Classification
Class II
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
Posted
Recalling firm
VitalScientific
Product
V-Twin, Model # 6002-800, UDI: 03661540600180 Product Usage: An in-vitro diagnostic device, which is an automated chemistry analyzer, micro type, intended for clinical use in conjunction with certain materials to measure a variety of analytes, including applications in clinical chemistry, monitoring drugs of abuse and in therapeutic drug monitoring.
Product code
JJF Analyzer, Chemistry, Micro, For Clinical Use
Reason for recall
Instrument stopped working due to a software lockup, and no patient results are produced.
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software Manufacturing/Software Deployment
Action
In very close cooperation with the consignees, the affected end users running on EPROM version V1.2.3 were contacted. Initially, a temporary work around (reset of the software) was communicated with the consignees. The consignees devices were installed to document all errors during runtime .In addition, a new software was developed and tested. The new software resulted in version 1.2.5 of EPROM, which was released June 23, 2016. Consignees of the V-Twin all received a field update kit with the new software.
Quantity in commerce
2
Distribution
US in the state of New York.
Product codes and lots
Serial #s: 13-3341 and 13-3344

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2558-2019
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2558-2019Class IIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated