Recall record at a glance
| Official record | Z-0272-2022 |
|---|---|
| Category | Medical Device Recalls |
| Classification | Class II |
| FDA record status | Ongoing |
| Recalling firm | Abbott Laboratories |
| Report date | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Recall initiation date | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Quantity | 7,535 systems |
| Location | Irving, TX, United States |
Official product description
ARCHITECT c4000 REF 02P24-01/2P24, 1P86, 1R24, and 1R25; ARCHITECT c8000 REF 01G06-11/1G06; ARCHITECT c16000 REF 03L77-01/3L77;
Why the product was recalled
Twelve software-related issues affecting software version 9.41 and earlier were identified. The issues include bypassing error codes, incorrect calibration, loss of module communication leading to overfilling wash buffer containers, missing QC flags, signal spikes, abnormal optics reads, and incorrect sample aspiration. The issues may lead to inaccurate results with an unknown bias direction and magnitude for assays measuring cardiac, metabolic (including diabetes), toxicology, prenatal, therapeutic drug monitoring, infectious disease, oncology, hepatic, pancreatic, hematological, endocrinologic, inflammatory analytes.
Distribution information
U.S.: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV. O.U.S.: AFGHANISTAN ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANDORRA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BARBADOS, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BELIZE, BENIN, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DEMOCRATIC REP. OF CONGO, DENMARK, FAROE ISLANDS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ERITREA, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, GREENLAND, GUATEMALA, GUINEA, HAITI, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, IVORY COAST, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MADAGASCAR, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MALI, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, MONTSERRAT, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, MYANMAR, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT, SURINAME, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TAIWAN, TAJIKISTAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURK & CAICOS, TURKEY, UAE, UGANDA, UK, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, VIETNAM, WEST BANK/GAZA STRIP, YEMEN, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE,
How to read the classification
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Additional record details
Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Letter.
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