Alere San Diego, Inc. recalls Alere INRatio PT/INR System Professional Model Numbers: 0100004 Product Usage: Alere INRatio ¿ 2 PT/INR Monitoring Syst…

Recall date

July 11, 2016

Source

U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) — enforcement report

Recall number

Z-2354-2016

FDA classification

Class I

Brand / firm

Alere San Diego, Inc.

Sold / distributed

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and foreign distribution to the countries of: Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Brunei Daruss, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Maldive…

Why it was recalled

Alere San Diego is initiating a voluntary recall for the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Test Strips and Meters). This action is being initiated as a result of patients who had a therapeutic or near-therapeutic INR with the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR Monitoring System but a significantly higher INR (outside of therapeutic range) when performed by a central laboratory.

Class I is the FDA’s most serious recall level: there is a reasonable probability that using this product will cause serious harm or death.

What was recalled

Alere INRatio PT/INR System Professional Model Numbers: 0100004 Product Usage: Alere INRatio ¿ 2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Professional Use): The Alere INRatio ¿ 2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Professional Use), consisting of the INRatio ¿ 2 Monitor and INRatio¿ 2 PT/INR test strip, is used for quantitative determination of international normalized ratio (INR) in fresh capillary whole blood to monitor the effect of warfarin on clotting time by health care professionals. The Alere INRatio¿ 2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Professional Use) is intended for use outside of the body (in vitro diagnostic use). The Alere INRatio¿ 2 PT/INR Monitoring System (Professional Use) is not intended to be used for screening purposes.