| | Class 1 Device Recall Abbott Diabetes Care Optium EZ |  |
| Date Initiated by Firm | December 22, 2010 |
| Date Posted | February 09, 2011 |
| Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on October 25, 2011 |
| Recall Number | Z-0995-2011 |
| Recall Event ID |
57524 |
| 510(K)Number | K081975 |
| Product Classification |
Blood Glucose Test Strips - Product Code NBW
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| Product | Abbott Diabetes Care Optium EZ Blood Glucose Test Strips; |
| Code Information |
Lot codes: 45358, 45369, 45377, 45504, 45677, 45678, 45681, 45789, 45841, 45848, 45849, 45999, 46000, 46008, 46061, 46067, 46102, 46104, 46117, 46159, 46179, 46201, 46202, 46211, 46230, 46247, 46311, 46312, 46341, 46368, 46369, 46371, 46395, 46399, 46401, 46436 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. 1360 South Loop Road Alameda CA 94502-7000
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| For Additional Information Contact | J. Scott House 510-749-5400 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Certain lots of Precision Xtra, Precision Xceed Pro, MediSense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima Blood Glucose Test Strips may generate erroneously low blood glucose results. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Process control |
| Action | On 12/22/10, Abbott Diabetes Care notified customers via Press Release and letters explaining the reason for the recall and requesting the products be returned. |
| Quantity in Commerce | 359 total lots, 1,000,000 strips per lot. |
| Distribution | Products were released for distribution in US and Puerto Rico. |
| 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 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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| 510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = NBW
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