Events

Recall of ACL TOP 700

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO..

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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
    51218
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-02-24
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Based on complaints received from the field it was identified that certain control/calibrator products are missing some assay test codes. therefore no target values for the affected assays will be entered into the calibrator or control field when the barcode is scanned by the acl top family member. if a target value was entered on the instrument from a previous calibrator or control lot it will remain unchanged.

Device

ACL TOP 700
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 0000280010 (Lot serial: End S/N: XXXXX137); Model Catalog: 0000280010 (Lot serial: Start S/N: 09080100); Model Catalog: 0000280040 (Lot serial: End S/N: XXXX1513); Model Catalog: 0000280040 (Lot serial: Start S/N: 08010100); Model Catalog: 0000280050 (Lot serial: End S/N: XXXXX177); Model Catalog: 0000280000 (Lot serial: Start S/N: 03110101); Model Catalog: 0000280030 (Lot serial: End S/N: XXXX1128); Model Catalog: 0000280020 (Lot serial: End S/N: XXXX1128); Model Catalog: 0000280000 (Lot serial: End S/N: XXXX1128); Model Catalog: 0000280030 (Lot serial: Start S/N: 03110101); Model Catalog: 0000280020 (Lot serial: Start S/N: 03110101); Model Catalog: 0000280050 (Lot serial: Start S/N: 09120101)
  • Product Description
    ACL Top 700
  • Manufacturer
    INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO.

Manufacturer

INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY CO.
  • Manufacturer Address
    BEDFORD
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Werfenlife Sa.
  • Source
    HC