Events

Recall of Device Recall Lipase

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

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
    38635
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1232-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-06-01
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-09-18
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-04-05
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=54072
  • 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
    in vitro diagnostic - Product Code CHI
  • Reason
    Lipase results are falsely elevated when a multigent acetaminophen test is pipetted immediately before a lipase test from the same sample cup or tube on the architect c8000.
  • Action
    The firm initiated the recall on 06/01/2007 by sending recall letters with attached Customer Reply form via FedEx to each direct account that received the recalled product. Customers were informed of the issue and given instructions for modification to the SmartWash feature in the Lipase Assay Configuration in order to prevent Acetaminophen from contaminating Lipase.

Device

Device Recall Lipase
  • Model / Serial
    List Numbers: 7D80-20 and 7D80-30; Control Numbers: 37033HW00, 33032HW00, 30053HW00, 47048HW00, 45067HW00, 43002HW00, 42016HW00 & 42010HW00
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide, including USA, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and Venezuela.
  • Product Description
    Clinical Chemistry Lipase, List Numbers: 7D80-20 and 7D80-30
  • Manufacturer
    Abbott Laboratories Inc.

Manufacturer

Abbott Laboratories Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Abbott Laboratories Inc., 820 Mission St, South Pasadena CA 91030-3142
  • Source
    USFDA