Events

Recall of Device Recall TDx/TDxFLx and TDxFLx Vancomycin Reagents

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
    27780
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0280-04
  • Event Initiated Date
    2003-11-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2004-07-20
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2004-11-01
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=30513
  • 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
    Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay, Phenobarbital - Product Code LGQ
  • Reason
    The package inserts contain incorrect values for the alternate unit (¿mol/l) control ranges.
  • Action
    Field Correction recall by undated letter sent on 11/17/03 to all customers receiving the affected lots of reagents. The accounts were informed of the incorrect values for the alternate unit (¿mol/L) Control Ranges listed in the package inserts of the reagent kits. The letters contained a table listing the incorrect values and the correct values for each of the products, and the users were instructed to use the correct values listed in the table for the assays. The letters also listed the package insert item numbers for the updated inserts being used in current reagent production.

Device

Device Recall TDx/TDxFLx and TDxFLx Vancomycin Reagents
  • Model / Serial
    Reagent List 9523-60, lots 05105Q100, 03122Q100, 01649Q101, 01649Q100, 01179Q102, 01179Q101, 01179Q100;and Reagent List 9523-85, lots 05576Q100, 01742Q100, 96817Q100, 92749Q100 that contain insert item number 69-5726/R4
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide and internationally through Abbott subsidiaries in Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico, San Salvador, Canada, Germany, England, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Honduras, Costa Rica, Aruba, Bahamas, Panama, St. Croix, Jamaica and Paraguay.
  • Product Description
    Package Insert for TDx/TDxFLx and TDxFLx Vancomycin Reagents, REF 9523, item number 69-5726/R4; Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostics Division, Abbott Park, IL 60064
  • 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