Class II — Potential Health Hazard

Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

VITROS 5 Recalled by Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Due to Software anomaly may occur during the installation of...

Date: June 30, 2015
Company: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics directly.

Affected Products

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, IVD --- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Inc. The VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System with enGEN Laboratory Automation System is intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest, using both VITROS Chemistry Products Slides (colorimetric endpoint, rate, ion-selective electrode, and immunorate methods) and VITROS Chemistry Products MicroTip liquid reagents (spectrophotometric and spectrophotometric immunoassay methods.)

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

Why Was This Recalled?

Software anomaly may occur during the installation of an Assay Data Diskette (ADD) using Software Versions 2.2.1 through 2.8. If the user is utilizing User- Configured (Modified) parameters, ALL default settings are restored in the VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System from the ADD instead of retaining the user modified parameters.

Where Was This Sold?

This product was distributed nationwide across all 50 states.

Affected (51 states)Not affected

About Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics has 185 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

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Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report