Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics: Medical Device Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: Z-0231-2016)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2015.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System, Catalog Number/Product Code 6801375, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750001132, and VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System Refurbished, Catalog Number/Product Code 6801890, Unique Device Identifier No. 10758750001644. Intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: September 10, 2015

Date Posted: November 11, 2015

Recall Number: Z-0231-2016

Event ID: 72220

Reason for Recall:

Software Anomaly during ADD Installation on VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry Systems using Software Versions 2.2.1 through 2.8. The user modified parameters would not be saved as expected, but remained changed to the default values obtained from the ADD disk.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: Catalog # 6801375: Domestic 919; Foreign 1251; Catalog 6801890: Domestic 63, Foreign 147

Code Information:

Software Versions 2.2.1 through 2.8; Catalog # 6801375 Serial Numbers: 34000119 through 34002323; Catalog # 6801890 Serial Numbers: J34000133, J34000193, J34000197, J34000212, J34000285, J34000316, J34000318, J34000337, J34000360, J34000420, J34000451, J34000478, J34000495, J34000497, J34000529, J34000538, J34000552, J34000557, J34000590, J34000596, J34000601, J34000631, J34000642, J34000761, J34000799, J34000805, J34000833, J34000851, J34000893, J34000946, J34000947, J34001006, J34001172, J34001218, J34001240, J34001243, J34001248, J34001251, J34001274, J34001297, J34001311, J34001317, J34001345, J34001378, J34001379, J34001389, J34001390, J34001396, J34001422, J34001472, J34001504, J34001569, J34001572, J34001612, J34001626, J34001633, J34001668, J34001755, J34001809, J34001840, J34001850, J34001875, J34001897.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico, and countries of: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, England, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Panama, Singapore, Spain, and Venezuela.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated