| Class 2 Device Recall ARCHITECT Folate Reagent Kit | |
Date Initiated by Firm | March 11, 2005 |
Date Posted | April 28, 2005 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on January 18, 2006 |
Recall Number | Z-0783-05 |
Recall Event ID |
31410 |
Product Classification |
Acid, Folic, Radioimmunoassay - Product Code CGN
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Product | ARCHITECT Folate Reagent Kit, list 6C12-20 ( 4 x 100 tests), 6C12-25 (1 x 100 tests) and 6C12-30 (4 x 500 tests), Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 600064 U.S.A. |
Code Information |
lot numbers 21082M200, 22024M100, 21082M201, 22024M101, 16603M200, and 22025M100 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Abbott Laboratories MPG 100 Abbott Park Rd Abbott Park IL 60064-3502
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For Additional Information Contact | Abbott Customer Support 877-422-2688 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | concentrations for normal samples generated with current reagent lots of the ARCHITECT Folate assay are lower than data generated for the package insert. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Other |
Action | Abbott international affilates were notified of the recall by e-mail on 03/11/2005, and requested to notifiy their customers. The letters inform the end users of the downward shift in control and/or patient results, and requested them to assess their normal and deficient ranges for their specific population, assess their quality control ranges and follow their laboratory procedures for reviewing patient results and notifying Health Care Providers that they serve. There was no U.S. distribution. |
Quantity in Commerce | 2,521 kits |
Distribution | Canada, Singapore, New Zealand, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia |
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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