Z-2613-2017 Class II Terminated

Recalled by Abbott Laboratories — Abbott Park, IL

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
June 28, 2017
Initiation Date
April 18, 2017
Termination Date
June 3, 2019
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
7981 kits

Product Description

ARCHITECT SHBG Reagent The ARCHITECT SHBG assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for the quantitative determination of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in human serum and plasma on the ARCHITECT iSystem. The ARCHITECT SHBG assay is used as an aid in the diagnosis of androgen disorders.

Reason for Recall

Firm has identified that ARCHITECT SHBG results generated with the Potassium EDTA specimen tube type may demonstrate a negative shift relative to results generated with serum. There is a potential for falsely decreased ARCHITECT SHBG results to be generated when using the ARCHITECT SHBG assay with the Potassium EDTA specimen tube type.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and to the countries of : ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, CANADA, CHINA, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DEM. REP. OF THE CON, DENMARK, EGYPT, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TURKEY, UAE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VIETNAM

Code Information

List number: 8K26-20, Lot Numbers: 01916E000, 00316F000, 01816G000, 00916I000, 07316I000, 00916L000 ; List Number: 8K26-25, Lot Numbers: 01816E000, 00216F000, 01716G000, 00816I000, 07216I000