Events

Recall of Alere Cholestech LDX ALT-AST Cassette (An in vitro medical device (IVD) used for the quantitative determination of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in whole blood)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Inverness Medical Innovations Australia Pty Ltd T/A Alere.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2013-RN-00225-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-03-14
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2013-RN-00225-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The product may have increased imprecision relative to the performance data in the package insert, which may cause differences in quantitative results for alt or ast compared to a reference method or repeat testing on the same patient sample. such differences may not be detected by the quality control testing.
  • Action
    Inverness Medical Innovations (trading as Alere) is asking customers to discontinue the use of the affected lots and destroy all remaining stock. If questions arise regarding any previously reported ALT or AST results, Alere is recommending customers to consult the resident clinical expert or physician in the setting where the test was performed. The manufacturing of the Alere Cholestech LDX ALT.AST cassette has been suspended indefinitely and no current estimate for when the product may return to the market

Device

Alere Cholestech LDX ALT-AST Cassette (An in vitro medical device (IVD) used for the quantitative...
  • Model / Serial
    Alere Cholestech LDX ALT-AST Cassette (An in vitro medical device (IVD) used for the quantitative determination of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) in whole blood)Catalogue Number: CT12-788Lot Number: 297313AARTG Number: 160951
  • Manufacturer
    Inverness Medical Innovations Australia Pty Ltd T/A Alere

Manufacturer

Inverness Medical Innovations Australia Pty Ltd T/A Alere
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Abbott Laboratories
  • Manufacturer comment
    “We are in constant communication with regulatory agencies and competent authorities worldwide which allows us to implement global recalls or in-country communication quickly and effectively,” Abbott, which now owns St. Jude Medical told ICIJ in a statement. In addition to sending global notices to physicians worldwide, we also make sure that product advisories are available online and classification of product recalls and product advisories are determined by global regulatory bodies which can impact the timing in any given country. MD companies follow varying regulations in different countries. In come countries software is not regulated so a recall in one country related to software would not be classified as a recall or field action in another. In addition, review cycles within the regulatory process can be different in each country which can impact communication and recall timing.
  • Source
    DHTGA