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Class 2 Device Recall IMx Folate Reagent Pack |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
November 23, 2003 |
Date Posted |
January 06, 2004 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 22, 2004 |
Recall Number |
Z-0293-04 |
Recall Event ID |
27835 |
510(K)Number |
K9436912
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Product Classification |
unknown device name - Product Code CGN--
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Product |
IMx Folate Reagent Pack, list 2220-88 (100 tests - reagents packaged with Ion Capture Reaction Cells) and list 2220-20 (100 tests - reagents alone); Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 60064 USA |
Code Information |
all lots |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Abbott Laboratories HPD/ADD/GPRD 100/200 Abbott Park Road Abbott Park IL 60064
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Chemotherapeutic concentrations of methotrexate in patient samples may carryover to subsequent samples, which would result in falsely elevated folate values, when performing IMx Folate testing.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Other |
Action |
Abbott notified their international affiliates via e-mail on 11/23/03. Important Product Information letters dated 11/24/03 will be sent to the end users by the affiliates, informing them of the possible methotrexate carryover to subsequent samples and falsely elevated folate values. |
Quantity in Commerce |
3,475 packs |
Distribution |
There was no U.S. distribution. The product was internationally distributed through Abbott subsidiaries in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, England and Australia. |
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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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