Events

Recall of Architect Active-B12 Reagent Kit. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD)

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd Diagnostic Division.

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-2016-RN-01579-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-12-06
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2016-RN-01579-1
  • 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
    Abbott diagnostics has identified a lot specific stability issue with two reagent lots 10533up00 and 10534up00. as the reagent ages, relative light unit (rlu) values for the calibration curve will decrease causing patient results calculated from this depressed curve to over-recover, potentially resulting in falsely elevated patient results. controls may not reflect reagent instability as recalibration may result in control values within acceptable ranges.Abbott studies have determined the worst case magnitude of elevation to be up to 30% for active-b12 concentrations close to 20 pmol/l and up to 20% for concentrations close to 30 pmol/l.
  • Action
    Abbott is advising users to discontinue use and immediately destroy any remaining inventory of the affected lots. The customer letter provided to users is to be reviewed with the Medical Director to determine if a review of results previously generated with the affected lots is required.

Device

Architect Active-B12 Reagent Kit. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD)
  • Model / Serial
    Architect Active-B12 Reagent Kit. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD).List Numbers: 3P24-25, 3P24-35Lot Numbers: 10533UP00, 15034UP00Expiry: 29 May 2017ARTG Number: 188927
  • Manufacturer
    Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd Diagnostic Division

Manufacturer

Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd Diagnostic Division
  • 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