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Class 2 Device Recall AxSYM

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  Class 2 Device Recall AxSYM see related information
Date Initiated by Firm June 06, 2002
Date Posted July 20, 2004
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on August 09, 2004
Recall Number Z-0173-04
Recall Event ID 27179
510(K)Number K974651  
Product Classification Analyzer, Chemistry (Photometric, Discrete), For Clinical Use - Product Code JJE
Product AxSYM Analyzer, Small Heater Block Clamp, manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, Irving, Texas
Code Information All Serial Numbers
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Abbott Laboratories, Inc
1921 Hurd Drive
PO Box 152020
Irving TX 75015-2020
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Clamp can cause misaligned seating of heater block resulting in inaccurate dispension of MEIA Wash Buffer or MUP into the reaction cell. Causes inconsistent results.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Other
Action All consignees received Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) #83-081. This TSB gave instructions on how to install the AxSYM Small Heater Block clamp upgrade implemented June 6, 2002.
Quantity in Commerce 15437 units worldwide
Distribution Nationwide and to the following foreign locations: Mexico, Viet Nam, Venezuela, Columbia, Argentina, Chile, Japan, Austria, Denmark, France, Israel, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, India, Phillippines, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Dominicam Republic, Canada, Germany, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, Egypt, Greece, Italy, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, China, Uruguay, Korea, England, Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Eastern Europe, Switzerland, Central America, and Pakistan
Total Product Life Cycle TPLC Device Report
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 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
510(K) Database 510(K)s with Product Code = JJE and Original Applicant = ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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