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Class 1 Device Recall FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips

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  Class 1 Device Recall FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips see related information
Date Initiated by Firm November 18, 2013
Date Posted December 17, 2013
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on August 03, 2015
Recall Number Z-0486-2014
Recall Event ID 66886
510(K)Number K092602  
Product Classification System, test, blood glucose, over the counter - Product Code NBW
Product FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips;
For in vitro diagnostic testing.
50 count; 100 count Product of Ireland;

UPC 6 99073 70819 9; - 50 count
UPC 6 99073 70822 9 - 50 count
UPC 6 99073 71026 0 - 50 count
UPC 6 99073 70827 4 - 100 count

Manufactured by Abbott Diabetes Care Inc. Alameda, CA.

The FreeStyle Blood Glucose test strip is intended for use in the quantitative measurement of glucose in capillary whole blood from the finger, upper arm and palm. It is intended for use by healthcare professionals and people with diabetes mellitus at home as an aid in monitoring the effectiveness of a diabetes control program. It is not intended for the diagnosis of or screening for diabetes mellitus, and it is not intended for use on neonates or arterial blood.
Code Information Part number: 71026-70;  Lot number: 1281732; Exp. date: 2014/05; Lot number: 1283603; Exp. date: 2014/06;  Part number: 70827-71: Lot number: 1363015, Exp. Date: 2014/11; Lot number: 1363109, Exp. Date 2014/11:  Lot number: 1365921, Exp. Date 2014/12;  Part number 70827-72: Lot number: 1366006 Exp. Date : 2014/12; Lot number 1366111, Exp. Date: 2014/12; Lot number 1366337; Exp. Date: 2014/12; Lot number: 1366515, Exp Date: 2014/12;  Part number 70822-71; Lot number 1283345: Exp. Date: 2014/05; Lot number 1365920; Exp. Date: 2014/12; Lot number 1365934; Exp. Date: 2014/12;  Part number: 70822-72: Lot number: 1350414: Exp Date: 2014/07; Lot number 1363321; Exp. Date 2014/11:  Part number: 70819-70: Lot Number: 1365056: Exp. Date 2014/11; Lot number: 1366347: Exp. Date: 2014/12; Lot number: 1367917; Exp. Date 2014/12 Lot number: 1374907; Exp. Date 2015/03.
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
1360 S Loop Rd
Alameda CA 94502-7000
For Additional Information Contact Kelly Duffy
510-239-2775
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 Certain lots of FreeStyle and FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Test Strips produce erroneously low blood glucose results when using FreeStyle Blood Glucose Meters, FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Meters and the FreeStyle blood glucose meter built into the OmniPod system. Erroneously low results that are not recognized may pose significant risks to your health.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Other
Action Abbott Diabetes Care sent an Urgent Product Recall letter in November 2013, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, the problem, and the action to be taken by the customer. Customers who were affected were instructed to take the following steps: Call Abbott Diabetes Care Customers Service immediately at 1-888-736-9869 for replacement of the affected product. While waiting for replacement strips to arrive, use an alternate method to measure their blood glucose. If only test strips available to customers were from affected lots, customers should not stop testing their blood glucose. Customers were instructed to dispose of the test strips in accordance with their local and state disposal regulations. Customers with questions were instructed to call Abbott Diabetes Care Customers Service at 1-888-736-9869. For questions regarding this recall call 510-239-2775. Abbott issued a press release at the request of CDRH on november 27, 2013.
Quantity in Commerce 141,219 cartons for human use - total
Distribution Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide and Puerto Rico) and Internationally to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Jamaica, Ireland, Israel, United Kingdom, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UAE, and Canada. **Center Recommended Depth - Consumers/User**
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 = NBW and Original Applicant = ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
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