RecallDepth

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

This recall has been terminated (originally issued August 28, 2012).

Company
Phadia Us Inc
Recall Initiated
August 2, 2012
Posted
August 28, 2012
Terminated
December 12, 2012
Recall Number
Z-2285-2012
Quantity
837 kits (96 assays per kit), total of 80,352 individual assays
Firm Location
Portage, MI
Official Source
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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

USA Nationwide.

Lot / Code Info

Article Number 15696 Lot number #0067

Root Cause

Labeling Change Control

Action Taken

On 8/2/2012 an URGENT PRODUCT CORRECTION INFORMATION FOR PHADIA VARELISA CARDIOLIPIN IGM, Article Number 15696 letter was sent to all consignees the received the Direction for Use modification letter in 2004.

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