Events

Recall of ARCHITECT Free T4 Reagent

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Abbott Bioresearch Centre.

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
    21394
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-05-01
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Abbott Australasia Pty Ltd (NZ), Abbott Laboratories NZ, 4 Pacific Rise, Mt Wellington, Auckland 1060
  • Reason
    The manufacturer has determined that the measuring interval is 0.40 ng/dl to 5.00 ng/dl. the estimated frequency of falsely elevated or decreased ft4 results is occasional (0.04%). only results well above the medical decision point are impacted. changes to results in this range of values are unlikely to change clinical interpretation and therefore, patient management is not impacted.
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

ARCHITECT Free T4 Reagent
  • Model / Serial
    Model: , Affected: List number 7K65-29, 100 Test Kit Multiple lots, 7K65-34, 2000 Test Kit Multiple lots, 7K65-39, 500 Test Kits Muliple lots
  • Manufacturer
    Abbott Bioresearch Centre

Manufacturer

Abbott Bioresearch Centre
  • 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
    NZMMDSA