Events

Recall of Device Recall ABBOTT TestPackPlus Strep A with On Board Controls (OBC) II

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

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
    29352
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1048-04
  • Event Initiated Date
    2004-06-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2004-07-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2004-10-05
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=33584
  • 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
    Antisera, All Groups, Streptococcus Spp. - Product Code GTZ
  • Reason
    False positive results may be obtained with the identified lots when using a negative patient sample or a negative control.
  • Action
    A Device Recall Letter was sent to customers that received the affected product lots on 6/11/04 via Federal Express Priority. The accounts were informed of the false positive readings, and were requested to destroy any affected inventory of the recalled lots.

Device

Device Recall ABBOTT TestPackPlus Strep A with On Board Controls (OBC) II
  • Model / Serial
    List 5C63-16 [20 test kit lots]: 04671M300, 10138M200, 10139M200, 10140M200, 10141M200, 10142M200, 10143M200, 12224M100, 12225M100, 12792M200, 12794M200, 13063M200, 13066M200, 13165M200, 13166M200, 13167M200, 13168M200, 13725M100, 13921M100, 14153M100, 14154M100, 14898M200, 14906M200, 14908M200 and 14911M200.    List 5C63-21 [40 test kit lots]: 10148M200, 10149M200, 10150M200, 10151M200, 10152M200, 12796M200, 12129M200, 12222M100, 12223M100, 13064M200, 13065M200, 13162M200, 13163M200, 13164M200, 13925M100, 14146M100, 14147M100, 14148M100 and 14149M100.
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    The product was not distributed in the U.S. The product was distributed internationally through Abbott affiliates in Argentina, Korea, the United kingdom, Japan, Singapore, the Dominican Republic, Canada, Hong Kong, Chile and Germany
  • Product Description
    ABBOTT TestPack+Plus Strep A with On Board Controls (OBC) II, list numbers 5C63-16 (20 test kit) and 5C63-21(40 test kit); Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostics Division, Abbott Park, IL 60064 USA
  • Manufacturer
    Abbott Laboratories HPD/ADD/GPRD

Manufacturer

Abbott Laboratories HPD/ADD/GPRD
  • Manufacturer Address
    Abbott Laboratories HPD/ADD/GPRD, 100/200 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park IL 60064
  • Source
    USFDA