Events

Recall of ARCHITECT Lactic Acid. 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-01359-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-10-24
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2016-RN-01359-1
  • 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
    Negative interference has been detected from the drug n-acetyl cysteine (nac) used with the architect lactic acid reagent (ln 9d89-21). the customer letter identifies the levels of interference observed at nac concentrations of 80 mg/l (0.49 mmol/l) and 800 mg/l (4.9 mmol/l). patients undergoing treatment with nac may have falsely depressed lactic acid results. a falsely depressed result may lead a physician to mistakenly rule out lactic acidosis.
  • Action
    Take into account the newly provided interference levels when using the device. This action has been closed out on 14 June 2017.

Device

ARCHITECT Lactic Acid. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD)
  • Model / Serial
    ARCHITECT Lactic Acid. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD)List Number: 9D89-21Lot Number: 31497UN14 Expiry: 17-Oct-2016Lot Number: 09353UN15 Expiry: 12 Feb 2017Lot Number: 45216UN15 Expiry: 12 May 2017Lot Number: 14596UN15 Expiry: 30 Jul 2017Lot Number: 37055UN15 Expiry: 12 Oct 2017Lot Number: 14782UN16 Expiry: 21 Apr 2018ARTG Number: 185778
  • 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