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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published November 14, 2018

Staclot LA 20 Test Kits Recall: Shortened Results Risk

Diagnostica Stago recalls Staclot LA 20 test kits with reported shortened results. Affected lots may cause inaccurate lupus anticoagulant testing.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-0611-2019Medical deviceDiagnostica Stago ›
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Recalling firmDiagnostica Stago, Inc.5 Century Dr · Parsippany, NJ 07054-4607
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Diagnostica Stago is recalling Staclot LA 20 test kits that have been reported to show shortened results. This could lead to inaccurate lupus anticoagulant testing, which might affect medical decisions. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/69473-staclot-la-20-test-kits-recall-shortened-results-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/69473-staclot-la-20-test-kits-recall-shortened-results-risk · Updated August 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0611-2019

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“Staclot LA 20 Test Kits Recall: Shortened Results Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/69473-staclot-la-20-test-kits-recall-shortened-results-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-0611-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0611-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Nov. 14, 2018, that Diagnostica Stago, Inc. recalled Staclot LA and Staclot LA 20 test kits due to reports of shortened results. The agency classified the recall as Class II.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Diagnostica Stago
  • Product names: Staclot LA, Staclot LA 20
  • Model number/REF: REF 00594
  • Lot codes: 251504, 251916, 252243, 252364, 252887, 253211
  • Quantity: 22,342 total units

The hazard

There have been reports of shortened (T1-T2) results, where some instances of result recovery occurred outside of the range of less than or equal to 15 seconds.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Diagnostica Stago, Inc. has 12 other recalls on record since Oct. 25, 2017. Other recent recalls include the STA Staclot Protein S Recall (July 29, 2026), the STA Liatest D-Di recall (Feb. 5, 2026), and the STA Liatest Free Protein S recall (Feb. 4, 2026). Other recent recalls of similar products include the Estrone RIA Kit Recall (Dec. 15, 2025), the ST AIA-Pack Testosterone Recall (June 12, 2026), and the Anti-TSHR Assay Recall (Nov. 21, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check the lot numbers: 251504, 251916, 252243, 252364, 252887, 253211. The product is a reagent system for lupus anticoagulant testing in plasma.

  • Brand
    Diagnostica Stago
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products

All 2 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
Z-0610-2019Staclot¿ LA (REF 00600) The Staclot¿ LA and Staclot¿ LA 20 test kits are reagent systems designed for the qualitative detection of lupus anticoagulants (LA) in plasma by the use of hexagonal HII phase phospholipid molecules (1, 2).; Lot #s 251918, 252751
Z-0611-2019Staclot LA 20 (REF 00594) The Staclot¿ LA and Staclot¿ LA 20 test kits are reagent systems designed for the qualitative detection of lupus anticoagulants (LA) in plasma by the use of hexagonal HII phase phospholipid molecules (1, 2).; Lot #s 251504, 251916, 252243, 252364, 252887, 253211
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Lot Numbers

    Look for the lot numbers 251504, 251916, 252243, 252364, 252887, or 253211 on the test kit packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide Distribution” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 19 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Nov 14, 201812. FDA classified it Class II: Dec 14, 201823. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Dec 26, 201834. FDA terminated the recall: Jun 8, 2020420182020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0611-2019 (November 14, 2018) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0611-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 20, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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