Enforcement Report - Week of July 18, 2012
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Product Detail
| Product Description | Alere Triage BNP PN 98000XR Intended to be used as an aid in the diagnosis and assessment of severity of congestive heart failure (also referred to as heart failure). |
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| Recall Number | Z-1931-2012 |
| Classification | Class I |
| Code Info | Phase 1: K50671B, W49486B, W49487B, W49489B, W49498B, W49500B, W49873B, W49890B, W49895B, W49896B, W49934B, W49947B, W49948B, W49950B, W49962B, W49968B, W50257B, W50278B, W50279B, W50282B, W50287B, W50294B, and W50313B. Phase 2: K50665B, W49855B, W49862B, W49865B, W49887B, W49892B, W49893B, W49894B, W49900B, W49933B, W49939B, W49953B, W49958B, W49960B, W49961B, W50252B, W50268B, W50273B, W50274B, W50290B, W50292B, W50295B, W50297B, W50298B, W50304B, W50355B, W50357B, and W50375B. |
| Product Distributed Qty | 30,083 kits |
| Reason For Recall | Certain lots of the affected products may have significantly decreased precision relative to the package insert, which could result in an increased frequency of false positive or false negative results. These false positive and false negative results are unpredictable within lots and may not be detected by Quality Control testing. |
Event Detail
| Event Id | 61927 |
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| Product Type | Devices |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Recalling Firm | Alere San Diego, Inc. |
| City | San Diego |
| State | CA | Country | US |
| Voluntary / Mandated | Voluntary: Firm Initiated |
| Recall Initiation Date | 2012-05-22 |
| Initial Firm Notification of Consignee or Public | Letter |
| Distribution Pattern | Nationwide Distribution |
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