FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

Clinical Chemistry Phenobarbital, list number 1E08

Recall: Z-1118-2013 · Reported April 24, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1118-2013
Event ID
63945
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Abbott Laboratories, Inc
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
April 24, 2013
Initiation Date
November 16, 2012
Classification Date
April 15, 2013
Termination Date
June 18, 2013
Address
1921 Hurd Dr, N/A, Irving, TX, 75038-4313, United States

Description

Clinical Chemistry Phenobarbital, list number 1E08

Reason

Abbott Diagnostics is recalling Clinical Chemistry Phenobarbital reagent lots 62299UN12 and 85773UN12 due to imprecision issues which increase with the age of the reagent lot. The imprecision of the Phenobarbital assay is d 7% Total CV%; however, internal testing confirmed CVs up to approximately 12% for in-date reagent lots over five months old. Although lot 52803UN12 is now expired, it exhibit

Code Info

Lot Numbers 52803UN12, 62299UN12, and 85773UN12

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to Internationally distributed to Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Curacao, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Paraguay, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

Quantity

1289