VITROS chemistry Products K+ Slides
Medical device recall Z-0269-2020. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Nov 13, 2019.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Nov 13, 2019. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 1365545 total how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“Class II is a situation in which use of, or exposure to, a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Users may experience intermittent slide dispense issues with some cartridges due to the anti-backup platen failing to advance inside the cartridge.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
VITROS chemistry Products K+ Slides, Catalog No. 8157596. MicroSlides which contain reagents in a dry, multi-layered form.
1365545 total, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
410209876551 410209876548 410209876539 410209950186 410209950196 410209950232 410209960354 410209960373 410209960330 410209960477 410209960495 410209970685 410209970716 410209970763 410209960548 410209960590 410209960591 410209960625…
Every code shown here, 1,989 characters
410209876551 410209876548 410209876539 410209950186 410209950196 410209950232 410209960354 410209960373 410209960330 410209960477 410209960495 410209970685 410209970716 410209970763 410209960548 410209960590 410209960591 410209960625 410209960626 410209970818 410209971322 410209971446 410209971447 410209971483 410209971484 410209971485 410209971602 410209971699 410209981652 410209981767 410209991938 410209991939 410210003291 410210003396 410210003507 410210003510 410210023496 410210023498 410210003645 410210003669 410210003719 410210003775 410210013798 410210013912 410210013938 410210013966 410210013996 410210014061 410210014053 410210024095 410210014134 410210024167 410210024196 410210024284 410210024342 410210024403 410210024438 410210024469 410210024506 410210044598 410210054742 410210044699 410210044700 410210044751 410210044842 410210045037 410210045051 410210045095 410210045097 410210045186 410210055198 410210055249 410210055278 410210085927 410210085928 410210085986 410210086101 410210086109 410210086142 410210086198 410210086287 410210086304 410210096368 410210096494 410210096478 410210096588 410210096658 410210096686 410210096701 410210096723 410210066822 410210066936 410210066947 410210066992 410210067044 410210067073 410210067109 410210067201 410210067205 410210067287 410210067304 410210107327 410210137302 410210107400 410210107489 410210107514 410210107551 410210107603 410210107673 410210107674 410210127698 410210127910 410210127985 410210127978 410210128212 410210138441 410210138469 410210138500 410210148567 410210148628 410210148716 410210148756 410210149025 410210149031 410210149051 410210149085 410210149117 410210149118 410210159091 410210159112 410210159179 410210159232 410210159262 410210159277 410210169332 410210169337 410210169383 410210169384 410210169431 410210169485 410210189482 410210169504 410210169548 410210169628 410210169681 410210169705 410210169775 410210169822 410210169840 410210179951 410210169870 410210179976 410210179986…
FDA’s list runs to 2,261 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
Domestic distribution nationwide. Foreign distribution to Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
The words say it went outside the United States too.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Sep 10, 2019.
- FDA classified it on Nov 1, 2019.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Nov 13, 2019.
- FDA terminated it on Nov 13, 2020.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, of Rochester, NY.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 2,261 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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