Assuramed: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-2198-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.
Product Description:

ProTime Microcoagulation System; PROTIME CUVETTE AND PROTIME3 CUVETTE; Store the foil-pouched cuvettes refrigerated 2-8C (36 - 36F); MATERIALS PROVIDED; ProTime cuvettes with Tenderlett Plus; or; Protime3 cuvettes with Tenderlett Plus LV; Product Instructions; Antiseptic, gauze (with self-test package only); International Technidyne Corporation; 8 Olsen Avenue; Edison, NJ 08820 USA; a subsidiary of Thoratec Corporation The ProTime Microcoagulation System consists of a portable, battery operated instrument and disposable cuvette for quantitative determination of prothrombin time (PT) from fingerstick whole blood or anticoagulant-free venous whole blood. There are two different types of cuvettes available for use with the ProTime Microcoagulation System: a ProTime cuvette and a ProTime3 cuvette. The ProTime cuvette is black color coded and utilizes three channels for the PT assays and two channels for integral controls. It requires approximately 65 ul of blood (approximately 3 drops). The ProTime3 cuvette is blue color coded and utilizes one channel for PT assay and two channels for integral controls. The ProTime3 cuvette requires approximately 27 ul of blood (approximately 1 large drop). The ProTime Microcoagulation System is intended for professional use in the management of patients treated with oral anticoagulants or for patient self-testing.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 16, 2013
Date Posted: September 25, 2013
Recall Number: Z-2198-2013
Event ID: 65980
Reason for Recall:

The products may have been stored at temperatures outside their required storage conditions.

Status: Terminated
Product Quantity: 1) 72 units; 2) 56 units
Code Information:

*** 1) Product Number: PRO3-25; Lots: All Lots; Independence Medical Catalog Number: 55L2101002; *** 2) Product Number: PRO5-25; Lots: All Lots; Independence Medical Catalog Number: ICPRO525

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide Distribution including AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, IL, KY, LA, MI, NJ, NY, OH,OK, OR, SC, TX, UT, and WA.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated