Events

Recall of Device Recall CELLDYN Emerald Cleaner

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
    73655
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1522-2016
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-03-24
  • Event Date Posted
    2016-04-19
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-01-04
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=144669
  • 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
    Counter, differential cell - Product Code GKZ
  • Reason
    Three lots of cell-dyn emerald cleaner may have occurrences where the analyzer generates quality control out of range low for parameters rbc and plt.
  • Action
    All customers who were shipped the affected lots were sent a Product Recall letter on March 24, 2016 via Federal Express. Letters were titled Product Recall - Immediate Action Required. An additional four lots were discovered to be affected by the recall and the firm send letters to customers affected by these lots on June 27, 2016

Device

Device Recall CELLDYN Emerald Cleaner
  • Model / Serial
    Lot 6853, Expiration date: 31 JUL2017; Lot 6901, Expiration date: 31JUL2017; Lot 6953, Expiration date: 30SEP2017;   May 4, 2016 - Firm advised SAN-DO that it has expanded the recall to include three additional lots:  Lot 6991, Expiration date: 30NOV2017; Lot 7024, Expiration date: 31DEC2017; Lot: 7027, Expiration date: 31DEC2017.  June 28, 2016 - firm added an additional 4 lots to recall: Lot 7044, expiration date 31JAN2018; Lot 7082, expiration date 28FEB2018; Lot 7110, expiration date 31MAR2018; Lot 7119, expiration date 30APR2018.
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the countries of Austria, Bosnia & Herze, Cameroon, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Mali, Montenegro, Netherlands, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, UAE, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos, Italy, Canada, Vietnam, Singapore, Argentina, Colombia, France, Paraguay, Australia, Uruguay, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Brazil, Hong, Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Turkey, Jamaica, St. Martin, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Guatemala, Peru, and Uruguay.
  • Product Description
    CELL-DYN Emerald Cleaner, product number 09H46-02. || 960mL. || IVD; || Hematology: || The CELL-DYN Emerald Cleaner is designed for use on the CELL-DYN Emerald System, which is an automated hematology analyzer designed for in-vitro diagnostic use in clinical laboratories. The CELL-DYN Emerald Cleaner is an enzymatic cleaner used to clean the measurement system and the fluidics.
  • Manufacturer
    Abbott Laboratories

Manufacturer

Abbott Laboratories
  • Manufacturer Address
    Abbott Laboratories, 4551 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara CA 95054-1208
  • 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