BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

    ARCHITECT c16000 Cuvette Segment, Part #09D32-05/ 03L77, a component to the ARCHITECT Clinical Chemistry system. There are 15 segments with each cuvette segment holding 11 cuvette pairs (22 cuvettes) for a total of 165 cuvettes pairs or a total of 330 cuvettes (22 cuvettes x 15 cuvette segments) 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.

    Recall: Z-0923-2018 · Reported March 14, 2018

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-0923-2018
    Event ID
    78838
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Abbott Laboratories, Inc
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    March 14, 2018
    Initiation Date
    December 8, 2017
    Classification Date
    March 6, 2018
    Termination Date
    July 11, 2019
    Address
    1921 Hurd Dr, N/A, Irving, TX, 75038-4313, United States

    Description

    ARCHITECT c16000 Cuvette Segment, Part #09D32-05/ 03L77, a component to the ARCHITECT Clinical Chemistry system. There are 15 segments with each cuvette segment holding 11 cuvette pairs (22 cuvettes) for a total of 165 cuvettes pairs or a total of 330 cuvettes (22 cuvettes x 15 cuvette segments) 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

    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.

    Code Info

    All serial numbers

    Distribution

    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. .

    Quantity

    1,560 ARCHITECT c16000 Systems