Class 1 Device Recall Alinity m SARSCoV2 Amp Kit (NonUS Assay)

• Date Initiated by Firm: September 02, 2021
• Date Posted: October 14, 2021
• Recall Status: Completed
• Recall Number: Z-0007-2022
• Recall Event ID: 88626
• Product Classification: Reagents, 2019-novel coronavirus nucleic acid - Product Code QJR
• Product: Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 Amp Kit (Non-US Assay) and Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 Application Specification File. in vitro diagnostic
• Code Information: List Number: 09N78-091, UDI 00884999049222; Lot/Serial, Expiration: 520596, 06/18/2022; 520952, 07/09/2022; 524054, 10/18/2022; 524965, 10/25/2022; 525462, 12/10/2022; 525768, 12/16/2022; 526708, 01/18/2023; 527842, 02/08/2023; List Number 09N78-03E, UDI (01)00884999050211(240)09N78-03E(8012)5.oo
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Abbott Molecular, Inc.; 1300 E Touhy Ave; Des Plaines IL 60018-3315
• For Additional Information Contact: Ray Bastian; 224-668-3866
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: There is a potential for false positive results.
• FDA Determined Cause: Material/Component Contamination
• Action: The firm issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice/Field Correction Recall 09/02/2021 to all impacted customers. Per the customer letter, all positives are to be considered presumptive until the Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 Application Specification file version 5 or the updated Alinity m Resp-4-Plex Application Specification file is implemented at the customer site. On 03/30/2022, Abbott Molecular issued a follow-up Urgent Field Safety Notice/Field Correction Recall letter to all customers who ordered Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 AMP Kit Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), List Number 09N78-095 and/or Alinity m Resp-4-Plex AMP Kit EUA, List Number 09N79-096 used with the Alinity m System. Also to customers who ordered Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 AMP Kit (CE), List Number 09N78-090 or 09N78-091 and/or Alinity m Resp-4-Plex AMP Kit (CE), List Number 09N79-090 used with the Alinity m System. The Customer Letter explains Abbott has updated the existing Application Specification files for Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 and Resp-4-Plex to further reduce the potential for carryover. FDA has not yet authorized the Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 Application Specification file version 6 update or the Alinity m Resp-4-Plex Application Specification file version 5 update. Implementation of the modification for Alinity m SARS-CoV-2 and Resp-4-Plex will occur when the update to the Application Specification file has been authorized. A Molecular Diagnostics Abbott Representative will be contacting you once the updated Application Specification files are available. If you have any questions, please contact your local Molecular Diagnostics Abbott representative or call Abbott Technical Support at 1-800-553-7042 Option 2.
• Quantity in Commerce: 11408 units
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution. US Nationwide, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, CANADA, COLOMBIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, MONTENEGRO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, UNITED KINGDOM, and VIETNAM.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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