Recall of Microalbumin calibrator

According to L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), this recall involved a device in France that was produced by DADE BEHRING.

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
  • Date
    2007-12-14
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
  • Notes / Alerts
    French data is current through early September 2018. All of the data comes from L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), 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 France.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    In agreement with Afssaps, the company Dade Behring, informed, on 13/12/2007, the users of the Microalbumin calibrator used for the calibration of the Microalbumin method (Flex® MALB) on the Dimension clinical chemistry system, withdrawal of a batch .. The users of this device concerned by this measure, in France, have received the attached mail (14/12/2007) (35 KB). This information is intended for laboratory managers, the directors of health establishments and local correspondents of reactovigilance for diffusion to the concerned biological services.

Device

  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    in-vitro_medical_device
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Source
    LAANSM