Z-2285-2012 Class III Terminated

Recalled by Phadia US Inc — Portage, MI

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
September 5, 2012
Initiation Date
August 2, 2012
Termination Date
December 12, 2012
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
837 kits (96 assays per kit), total of 80,352 individual assays

Product Description

PHADIA Varelisa Cardiolipin IgM Cardiolipin autoantibody immunological test system (IgM class antibodies)

Reason for Recall

Customers were not following the labeled assay procedure. This was due to a letter issued to them in 2004 from Phadia GmbH, which indicated that customers could omit the pre-wash step. The omission of the pre-wash step, when combined with a change in material source in kit lot #0067, caused elevated results.

Distribution Pattern

USA Nationwide.

Code Information

Article Number 15696 Lot number #0067