Events

Recall of Multicibrators on Architect c8000

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 ABBOTT DIAGNOSTIC.

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
    2006-01-12
  • Event Country
    France
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
    https://ansm.sante.fr/S-informer/Informations-de-securite-Retraits-de-lots-et-de-produits/retrait-et-information-sur-des-lots-de-multicalibrateurs-sur-architect-c8000-abbott-diagnostic
  • 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
    On January 10, 2006, Abbott Diagnostic withdrew the 19906M200 and 20879M100 batches of the in vitro diagnostic medical device called Multicibrators on Architect c8000, part number 1E65-02. This measure is motivated by the fact that these batches, when used close to their expiry dates, can generate an underestimation of the results of quality controls and patients during Phosphorus and Triglyceride assays. batch 26674M100 of this same device is the subject of information .. The company has directly notified the recipients of the incriminated lots by means of the attached message (10/01/2006) (88 KB) validated by the Afssaps .. This information is intended for laboratory managers, directors of health establishments and reactive vigilance correspondents for dissemination, where appropriate, to the services concerned.

Device

Multicibrators on Architect c8000
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    in-vitro_medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    ABBOTT DIAGNOSTIC

Manufacturer

ABBOTT DIAGNOSTIC
  • 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
    LAANSM