Recall record at a glance
| Official record | Z-0799-2019 |
|---|---|
| Category | Medical Device Recalls |
| Classification | Class II |
| FDA record status | Terminated |
| Recalling firm | Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division |
| Report date | Feb 13, 2019 |
| Recall initiation date | Oct 12, 2018 |
| Quantity | 191,410 units total |
| Location | Co. Longford, Ireland |
Official product description
ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit used on ARCHITECT i1000SR or i2000/i2000SR platforms Product Usage: It is a Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA) for the quantitative determination of free triiodothyronine (Free T3) in human serum and plasma.
Why the product was recalled
Samples tested using ARCHITECT Free T3 or ARCHITECT Total T3 assays may show depressed results due to a reagent carryover when testing on board with specific assays on the ARCHITECT i1000SR and i2000/i2999SR platforms.
Distribution information
Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY, PR. International distribution to AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARMENIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVI, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DEM. REP. OF THE CON, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GAZA & JERICHO, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, IVORY COAST, JAMAICA, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MALI, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, REPUBLIC OF YEMEN, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA,SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TANZANIA, THE GAMBIA,TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UAE, UGANDA, UKRAINE,UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM, 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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