Alere San Diego, Inc.: Medical Device Recalls in 2014

According to to data from the FDA, there were 6 medical device recalls made by Alere San Diego, Inc. in 2014. See the details of the recalls below.

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• Product Brand Name(s): Innovacon Oral Fluid Drug Screen Device, OrALert Oral Fluid Drug Screen Device, OrALert Oral Fluid Drug Screen Device with BZO, Reditest On-Site Oral Fluid Drug Screen Device & XALEX One Step Rapid Drug Test. Type of Packaging: 25 individually pouched test devices & collectors in a labeled kit box. The OrALert Oral Fluid Drug Screen Device for AMP/mAMP/COC/OPI/THC/PCP/BZO is an immunoassay based on the principle of competitive binding. Drugs that may be present in the oral fluid specimen compete against their respective drug conjugates for binding sites on their specific antibody.
• Product Brand Name(s): Alere Triage¿ TOX+MTD Drug Screen, Catalog Number 94400, Lots W56013B and W56035B. 25 individually pouched devices in a labeled kit box. Indications for use: The Alere Triage¿ TOX Drug Screen is a fluorescence immunoassay to be used with the Alere Triage¿ Meters for the qualitative determination of the presence of drug and/or the major metabolites above the threshold concentrations of up to 10 distinct drug classes, including assays for acetaminophen/paracetamol, amphetamines, methamphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, THC and tricyclic antidepressants in urine. The acetaminophen/paracetamol assay will yield positive results when acetaminophen/paracetamol is ingested at or above therapeutic doses. This test provides only a preliminary result. Clinical consideration and professional judgment must be applied to any drug of abuse test result, particularly in evaluating a preliminary positive result. In order to obtain a confirmed analytical result, a more specific alternate chemical method is needed. Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS), Liquid Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry/ Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) are common confirmatory methods. A quantitative serum acetaminophen/paracetamol measurement is the common confirmatory method for preliminary positive acetaminophen/paracetamol results.
• Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Professional Test Strips, Model Number: 99008G2. The Alere INRatio2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Professional Use), consisting of the Monitor and test strip, is used for quantitative determination of international normalized ratio (INR) in fresh, capillary whole blood to monitor the effect of warfarin therapy on clotting time by health care professionals. (in vitro diagnostic use).
• Alere Triage BNP Test for the Beckman Coulter Access Family of Immunoassay Systems, Model Number 98200, Lot Numbers: 329599, 331265. The Alere Triage BNP test is intended to be used as an aid in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (heart failure), as an aid in the assessment of severity of congestive heart failure, for the risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes, and for the risk stratification of patients with heart failure.
• Alere Triage BNP Calibrators for the Beckman Coulter Access Family of Immunoassay Systems, Model No. 98202 The Alere Triage BNP test is intended for use with the Beckman Coulter Access Family of Immunoassay Systems for the In Vitro quantitative measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in plasma specimens using EDTA as the anticoagulant. The test is intended to be used for the following indications: ¿ as an aid in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure (also referred to as heart failure) ¿ as an aid in the assessment of severity of congestive heart failure ¿ for the risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes ¿ for the risk stratification of patients with heart failure The Alere Triage BNP Calibrators are intended to calibrate the Alere Triage BNP test for the quantitative determination of BNP levels in human EDTA plasma using the Beckman Coulter Access Family of Immunoassay Systems.
• Alere Triage¿ D-Dimer Test PN 98100, Lot W53884B. The Alere Triage¿ D-Dimer Test is a fluorescence immunoassay to be used with the Alere Triage¿ Meters for the quantitative determination of cross-linked fibrin degradation products containing D-dimer in EDTA anticoagulated whole blood and plasma specimens. . The Alere Triage¿ D-Dimer test is intended for use as an aid in the assessment and evaluation of patients suspected of having disseminated intravascular coagulation or thromboembolic events including pulmonary embolism.