| Class 2 Device Recall Alinity c | |
Date Initiated by Firm | September 16, 2019 |
Create Date | November 22, 2019 |
Recall Status1 |
Open3, Classified |
Recall Number | Z-0545-2020 |
Recall Event ID |
83847 |
Product Classification |
Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use - Product Code JJE
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Product | Accessory kit, Alinity c containing Alinity ci Level Sensor, Bulk Solution |
Code Information |
List Number 03R69 03 & 03R69 04, All Serial Numbers |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Abbott Gmbh & Co. KG Max-Planck-Ring 2 65205 Wiesbaden Germany
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For Additional Information Contact | Albert Chianello 877-422-2688 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Potential reliability issue with the Alinity ci series Level Sensor, Bulk Solution. The development of environmental stress on the bulk solution level sensor can cause cracks. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Device Design |
Action | Abbott GmbH & Co. KG notified customers on about 09/16/2019, via "Product Correction Urgent Immediate Action Required" letter. Customers were informed that the development of environmental stress on the bulk solution level sensor can cause cracks. Cracks can allow air to enter the fluid line, which may result either a failure to dispense or an incomplete dispense of the bulk solution on Alinity i and Alinity c.
Instructions included that if using Alinity i, and you receive one of the following
message codes: 1043, 1044, 1072, 1402, 1403. Refer to Appendix B in the letter. If using Alinity c, and you receive one of the following message codes: 3687, 3689. Refer to Appendix B in the letter. For both Alinity i and c, and those "if" scenarios occur, then discontinue reporting results until troubleshooting is complete and inspect the Alinity ciseries bulk solution level sensors per the instructions in Appendix A in the letter. If a bulk solution level sensor is found to be cracked: Replace the part before running the system using the replacement instructions found in the Alinity ciseries Operations Manual and Abbott recommends following your laboratory
procedure to review results produced since your last successful Quality Control (QC). Last, if the level sensor is not cracked, refer to the Alinity ciseries
Operations Manual to troubleshoot for the specific message code.
To assist in the detection of a cracked bulk solution level sensor, Abbott recommends running Quality Control (QC) immediately before performing weekly maintenance.
If your laboratory had previously identified cracks on the bulk solution level sensor before receipt of this communication, and there are messages associated with patient results in the Alinity ciseries System Logs during the same time period, Abbott recommends following your laboratory procedure to review results produced from the replacement of the bulk solution level sensor to the previous successful Quality Co |
Quantity in Commerce | 1,710 units |
Distribution | Nationwide distribution to AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OK, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI.
International distribution to ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONG KONG, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TURKEY, UAE, UK, URUGUAY, VIETNAM. |
Total Product Life Cycle | TPLC Device Report |
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls. 2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall. 3 The manufacturer has initiated the recall and not all products have been corrected or removed. This record will be updated as the status changes.
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