Z-0921-2018 Class II Terminated

Recalled by Abbott Laboratories, Inc — Irving, TX

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
March 14, 2018
Initiation Date
December 8, 2017
Termination Date
July 11, 2019
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
3,634 ARCHITECT c4000 systems

Product Description

ARCHITECT c4000 Cuvette Segment, Part #02P75-01/02P24, a component to the ARCHITECT Clinical Chemistry system. There are 9 segments with each cuvette segment holding 11 cuvettes for a total of 99 cuvettes per reaction carousel. The firm name on the label is Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL. The Abbott ARCHITECT Clinical Chemistry Systems are designed to perform automated chemistry tests utilizing photometry and potentiometric technology. The cuvette segments are a component of the system and are racks that sit in the reaction carousel and hold cuvettes.

Reason for Recall

There is a potential to generate falsely depressed patient results in the cuvettes adjacent to the detached segment post for any assay run on the c4000, c8000, and c16000 instrument.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and countries of: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyrus, Czech Republic, Dem Rep of The Congo, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gaza & Jericho, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, North Yemen, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia (CIS), Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe. .

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