Date Initiated by Firm | March 17, 2010 |
Date Posted | November 24, 2010 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on September 22, 2011 |
Recall Number | Z-0456-2011 |
Recall Event ID |
55178 |
510(K)Number | K973292 |
Product Classification |
Electrode, ion based, enzymatic, creatinine - Product Code CGL
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Product | i-STAT CREA Cartridge, Abbott List Number: 06F10-01, 02; IVD. Manufactured by Abbott Point of Care, Inc., Princeton, NJ. |
Code Information |
Lot numbers A09279A and A09280A, Exp March 2010 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Abbott Point of Care Inc. 400 College Rd E Princeton NJ 08540-6607
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For Additional Information Contact | Peter Scott 609-454-9270 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | The i-STAT CREA Cartridges may produce inaccurate (depressed) results at or near the end of the labeled expiry date when stored above 25 degrees for 2 weeks. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
Action | Abbott Point of Care issued Urgent Product Recall Notification letters dated March 2010 to all direct customers identifying the affected product and the actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to determine if they had cartirdges that had been stored above 25 degrees Celsius, and if so, contact Abbott for replacement or credit.
Abbott Technical Support can be contacted at 800-366-8020 option 1 about this recall. |
Quantity in Commerce | 34525 cartridges |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution: Throughout USA and Canada. |
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 = CGL
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