Events

Recall of Device Recall Abbott Laboratories, Inc., ARCHITECT Estradiol assay

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Abbott Laboratories.

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
    73826
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1865-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-03-24
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-04-11
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=145060
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Radioimmunoassay, estradiol - Product Code CHP
  • Reason
    Interaction of fulvestrant with the architect estradiol assay, leading to falsely elevated estradiol results in patients treated with fulvestrant.
  • Action
    The firm sent a Product Correction letter dated 3/24/2016 to all affected consignees describing the nature of the recall as well as instructions to follow. The necessary actions included the following: Consignees are asked to review the letter with their Medical Director. Patients undergoing Fulvestrant therapy should not be tested with the ARCHITECT Estradiol assay. Complete the Customer Reply Form. If the consignee has forwarded the product listed to other laboratories, a copy of Product Correction letter should be provided to them. The customer is asked to retain the letter for their laboratory records. Customers with questions should contact either Customer Service at 1-877-4ABBOTT for the US; or, the local area customer service for outside of the US.

Device

Device Recall Abbott Laboratories, Inc., ARCHITECT Estradiol assay
  • Model / Serial
    Product List Number 07K7220 with Lot #: 55900UI01with expiration date of 04/23/2016, Lot #: 55908UI01 with expiration date of 04/29/2016, Lot #: 55941UI00 with expiration date of 04/23/2016, Lot #: 57929UI00 with expiration date of 07/16/2016, Lot #: 57931UI01 with expiration date of 07/27/2016, Lot #: 60105UI00 with expiration date of 10/02/2016 and Lot #: 61106UI00 with expiration date of 11/27/2016.  Product List Number 07K7225 - Lot #: 55900UI00 with expiration date of 04/23/2016, Lot #: 55908UI00 with expiration date of 04/29/2016, Lot #: 57929UI01 with expiration date of 07/16/2016, Lot #: 57931UI00 with expiration date of 08/27/2016, Lot #: 60105UI01 with expiration date of 02/10/2016, Lot #: 61106UI01 with expiration date of 11/27/2016 and Lot #: 62263UI00 with expiration date of 11/27/2016.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution -- US, to the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY; and, the countries of ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVI, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GAZA & JERICHO, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, IVORY COAST, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MALI, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, REPUBLIC OF YEMEN, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TOGO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UAE, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM and ZIMBABWE.
  • Product Description
    The ARCHITECT Estradiol Kit || Intended to measure estradiol, an estrogenic steroid, in plasma.
  • Manufacturer
    Abbott Laboratories

Manufacturer

Abbott Laboratories
  • Manufacturer Address
    Abbott Laboratories, 100 Abbott Park Rd, Abbott Park IL 60064-3502
  • 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
    USFDA