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 during ADD Installation on VITROS 5,1...

Date: September 10, 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. Intended for use in the in vitro quantitative measurement of a variety of analytes of clinical interest.

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

Why Was This Recalled?

Software Anomaly during ADD Installation on VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry Systems using Software Versions 2.2.1 through 2.8. The user modified parameters would not be saved as expected, but remained changed to the default values obtained from the ADD disk.

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