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title: "Proboscis/Piston Assembly, Part Number J55375, for VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry Sy... — FDA record Z-0008-2024 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (QuidelOrtho) confirmed certain Proboscis/Piston Assemblies manufactured between 07-Apr-2022 (Date code: 040722) and 19-Dec-2022 (Dat"
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# Proboscis/Piston Assembly, Part Number J55375, for VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System (Product Code 6801375), VITROS 5,1 ... — FDA record Z-0008-2024

Reported ongoing

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Aug 9, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: Proboscis/Piston Assembly, Part Number J55375, for VITROS 5,1 FS Chemistry System (Product Code 6801375), VITROS 5,1 Chemistry System (Refurbished) (Product Code 6801890), VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System (Product Code 6802783), VITROS 3600 Immunodiagnostic System (Refurbished) (Product Code 6802914), VITROS 4600 Chemistry System (Product Code 6802445), VITROS 4600 Chemistry System (Refurbished) (Product Code 6900440), VITROS 5600 Integrated System (Product Code 6802413), VITROS 5600 Integrated System (Refurbished) (Product Code 6802915), VITROS XT 3400 Chemistry System (Product Code 6844458), and VITROS XT 7600 Integrated System (Product Code 6844461)
- **Reason**: Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (QuidelOrtho) confirmed certain Proboscis/Piston Assemblies manufactured between 07-Apr-2022 (Date code: 040722) and 19-Dec-2022 (Date code: 121922) may not perform as intended due to an out-of-specification barrel component. This may cause VITROS VersaTips and/or VITROS MicroTips to be improperly seated on the proboscis, which may result in falsely elevated Gentamicin and Valproic Acid assay results as well as an increased frequency of condition codes resulting in delayed patient results. The issue was identified by internal testing when reported instruments failed to pass release testing and were traced to the molded Proboscis part J56639 with date codes from 040722 onward.
- **Classification**: Class II
- **Recalling firm**: Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.
- **Quantity**: 9,860 assemblies
- **Agency-reported status**: Ongoing
- **Source record identifier**: Z-0008-2024

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## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Assemblies with a date code between 040722 - 121922 |

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## Dates in the source

- **Report date**: Oct 11, 2023
- **Recall initiation date**: Aug 9, 2023
- **Center classification date**: Oct 2, 2023

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## What to do next

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