VITROS Chemistry Products CREA Slides, Product Code 680 2584 Product Usage: VITROS CREA Slides (Product Code 680 2584) - For in vitro diagnostic use only. VITROS Chemistry Products CREA Slides quantitatively measure creatinine (CREA) concentration in serum, plasma, and urine using VITROS 250/350/950/5,1 FS and 4600 Chemistry Systems and the VITROS 5600 Integrated System.

Recall Insight

This FDA Devices action (record #Z-3193-2018) was formally reported on September 26, 2018, with the manufacturer initiating the action on July 11, 2018. It is classified under Low severity (Class III), with a current status of Terminated. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics is listed as the recalling firm, operating out of Rochester, NY. Federal records indicate 627543 units are affected, a scale large enough to require multi-state distribution tracking.

The documented reason for this recall is: The slides did not meet the current claims for Limit of Blank (LoB), Limit of Detection (LoD) and Limit of Quantification (LoQ) for serum and urine samples and therefore affecting the low end of the measuring range for … Distribution data in the federal record shows the product reached: Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, Australia, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Swe…. Distribution scope directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 6 were also issued by FDA Devices. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 8 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.