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Inotech brand Heparin Adsorbant, Catalog #: HA-1, in 10mm x 75mm polystyrene tubes, each containing 70mg of Heparin Adso

FDA device recall Z-0934-2008 · posted 2008-02-07 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Inotech Biosystems Intl., Inc
Reason for recall
Erroneous Coagulation Tests
Action taken
The recalling firm notified consignees by phone on 08/20/07 and provided instructions for increasing the speed of centrifugation from 1,500 x g to 2,500 x g and decanting the supernatant aliquot carefully so as to not draw in resin fibers that may be stuck on the test tube walls during sample preparation for testing in the coagulation studies. The firm updated their recall notification on 10/01/07 as an Urgent Recall/Correction to alert healthcare practitioners to not use "lupus sensitive reagents" with the heparin absorbant product and that Platelet Factor 3 and any other negatively charged molecule in the plasma may interact with the resin causing false high readings due to the partial removal of the clotting initiating factors.
Root cause
Labeling design
Status
Terminated
Product code
JPA
Quantity affected
37,370 tubes
Distribution
Worldwide; USA to Hospitals and Clinical Laboratories and to one domestic distributor for export to Canada.
Date initiated
2007-08-20
Date posted
2008-02-07
Date terminated
2012-08-07
Location
Rockville, MD

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