Events

Recall of ARCHITECT STAT High Sensitive Troponin-I Calibrators and Controls

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-2013-RN-00437-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-05-17
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2013-RN-00437-1
  • 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
    Although the calibrator and control products are currently performing as expected, during internal studies it was noted that architect stat high sensitive troponin-i calibrators and controls may decline in performance prior to their defined expiration dates. these kits were supplied for premarket evaluation of the kit. no patient results were reported from these reagent kits.This recall action was not notified to the tga before it was initiated by abbott australasia.
  • Action
    Abbott is requesting users to discontinue use and destroy calibrator lot 24057UI00 and control lot 24058UI00. Control lot 26218UI00 can continue to be used, however the expiry date for these units must be changed to 21 July 2013. This action has been closed-out on 11/02/2016.

Device

ARCHITECT STAT High Sensitive Troponin-I Calibrators and Controls
  • Model / Serial
    ARCHITECT STAT High Sensitive Troponin-I Calibrators and ControlsARCHITECT STAT High Sensitive Troponin-I Calibrators, LN 3P25-01Lot number: 24057UI000Expiry 9 July 2013ARCHITECT STAT High Sensitive Troponin-I Controls, LN 3P25-10Lot number: 24058UI00, Expiry 8 July 2013Lot number: 26218UI00, Expiry 11 November 2013
  • 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