Events

Recall of Device Recall Architect Free T4 Calibrator Kit

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

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
    26430
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-1132-03
  • Event Initiated Date
    2003-05-30
  • Event Date Posted
    2003-08-13
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2003-09-16
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=27669
  • 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, Free Thyroxine - Product Code CEC
  • Reason
    The free t4 controls, may yield control values that are high and outside of the package insert ranges.
  • Action
    The Free T4 Control Pack, list 9C03-10, and the IMx Free T4 Reagent Kit, list 2222-20, were recalled by letter dated 5/30/03. The accounts were informed of the out of range control values, and the potential for depressed patient values with the IMx kit, and were requested to discontinue use and destroy the affected lots of product. Abbott sent a Device Correction letter dated 6/4/03 to those accounts receiving the Architect Free T4 Calibrator kits, informing them of the problems experienced with the The Free T4 Control Pack, list 9C03-10, and the IMx Free T4 Reagent Kit, list 2222-20, made from the same raw material. The accounts were informed that the Architect Calibrator was performing as expected, but as a precaution recommended conducting a daily QC with non-Abbott Controls and to report back to Abbott any out of range non-Abbott control results.

Device

Device Recall Architect Free T4 Calibrator Kit
  • Model / Serial
    list 7G96-01, lot number 94493M300
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide and internationally to Abbott subsidiaries in Ecuador, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, El Salvador, Canada, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Korea, Australia, Costa Rica, Grenada, St. Lucia, Bermuda, Antigua, Panama, Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Chile, Dominican Republic, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Trinidad & Tabago, St. Vincent, Barbados, Curacao, St. Kitts, Anguilla, Turks & Caicos Islands, Cayman Islands, Germany and Taiwan.
  • Product Description
    Architect Free T4 Calibrator Kit, list 7G96-01; the kit consists of 2 bottles of calibrators, CAL 1 - 0.5 and CAL 2 - 6.0; Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 60064
  • Manufacturer
    Abbott Laboratories HPD/ADD

Manufacturer

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