FDA recall Z-0011-2018

Abbott Laboratories, Inc · Class II · device

Product

ARCHITECT c4000 Cuvette Segment, List number 02P75-01. The firm name on the label is Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL. Cuvette segments are a component to the ARCHITECT c4000 system. Cuvette segments are racks that sit in the reaction carousel and hold cuvettes. Each cuvette segment holds 11 cuvettes. With 9 segments, the reaction carousel holds 99 cuvettes. The Abbott ARCHITECT System is intended for In Vitro diagnostic use only. The system is designed to perform automated chemistry tests, utilizing photometry and potentiometric technology.

Reason for recall

There is a potential to generate falsely-depressed patient results in the cuvettes adjacent to the detached segment post for any assay run on the c4000 instrument.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico, and countries of: Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gaza & Jericho, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Yemen, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia (CIS), Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, St. Lucia, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & To

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2015-01-15
Report date
2017-10-18
Termination date
2020-07-20
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Irving, TX, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-0011-2018