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Class 2 Device Recall ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit

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  Class 2 Device Recall ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit see related information
Date Initiated by Firm September 11, 2014
Date Posted December 03, 2014
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on December 23, 2016
Recall Number Z-0474-2015
Recall Event ID 69289
510(K)Number K983439  
Product Classification Radioimmunoassay, total triiodothyronine - Product Code CDP
Product ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit (7K64) consists of:

- 1 or 4 Bottle(s) (6.6 mL/27.0 mL) anti-T3 (sheep) coated microparticles in MES buffer with sheep IgG stabilizers. Minimum Concentration: 0.08% solids. Preservative: ProClin 300.

- 1 or 4 Bottle(s) (5.9 mL/26.3 mL) T3 acridinium-labeled conjugate in citrate buffer with NaCl and Triton X-100 stabilizers. Minimum concentration: 0.33 ng/mL. Preservative: ProClin 300.

The ARCHITECT Total T3 (TT3) assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for the quantitative determination of total triiodothyronine (Total T33) in human serum and plasma.
Code Information Product List Numbers, Lot Numbers, and Expiration Dates:   1) List Number: 7K64-20, Lot Number 38901UI00, Expires: 29-Jan-15;  2) List Number: 7K64-25; Lot Number 38901UI01, Expires: 29-Jan-15
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer		 Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division
Lisnamuck
Co. Longford Ireland
For Additional Information Contact Customer Service
877-4222688
Manufacturer Reason
for Recall		 17% of ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit, LN 7K64-20/-25 reagent lots 38901UI00 and 38901UI01 may exhibit lower Relative Light Units (RLUs) than expected, which in turn may result in controls out of range or patient results higher than expected.
FDA Determined
Cause 2		 Employee error
Action Abbott sent an Product Recall letter dated September 11, 2014, to all direct accounts (customers). The letters included instructions for customers to: 1) Discontinue use of and destroy any remaining inventory according to your laboratory procedures; 2) follow your laboratory protocol regarding the need for review of previously reported patient results; 3) replacement material is available; for ordering, please order through your normal ordering process; and, 4) if you have forwarded any of the affected lots to another laboratory, please provide them with a copy of this communication. Customers or healthcare providers with questions can contact Customer Service at 1-877-422-2688 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week).
Quantity in Commerce 7,415 kits
Distribution Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of AL , AR , AZ , CA , CT , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , LA , MA , MD , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , NJ , NV , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , WA , WI and WV., and the countries of : Andorra , Angola , Argentina , Armenia , Austria , Azerbaijan , Bangladesh , Barbados , Belarus , Belgium , Bosnia & Herzegovina , Brazil , Burkina Faso , Canada , Cayman Islands , Chile , China , Colombia , Costa Rica , Croatia , Czech Republic , Ecuador , Egypt , El Salvador , Ethopia , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Greenland , Guatemala , Honduras , Hong Kong , India , Indonesia , Iran , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Jamaica , Japan , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Korea , Kuwait , Latvia , Lebanon , Libya , Malaysia , Mexico , Moldova , Montenegro , Oman , Pakistan , Gaza & Jericho , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Philippines , Poland , Portugal , Qatar , Romania , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Serbia , Singapore , Slovakia , Spain , Sri Lanka. , Switzerland , Taiwan , Tajikistan , Thailand , The Netherlands , Trinidad & Tobago , Turkey , Ukraine ,United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Venezuela , Vietnam and Yemen.
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 = CDP and Original Applicant = ABBOTT LABORATORIES
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