FDA Recall Terminated

ARCHITECT Free T4 Calibrator Kit, list 7G96-01; the kit consists of 2 bottles of calibrators, CAL 1 - 0.5 and CAL 2 - 6.0; Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 60064

Recall: Z-0353-04 · Initiated December 15, 2003

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0353-04
Event Number
27977
Firm
Abbott Laboratories HPD/ADD/GPRD
FEI Number
1415939
Product Code
CEC--
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
December 15, 2003
Posted
July 20, 2004
Terminated
July 22, 2004
Address
100/200 Abbott Park Road, Abbott Park, IL, 60064

Description

ARCHITECT Free T4 Calibrator Kit, list 7G96-01; the kit consists of 2 bottles of calibrators, CAL 1 - 0.5 and CAL 2 - 6.0; Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL 60064

Reason

The calibrator lots may yield Free T4 values that are depressed.

Action

Architect Free T4 Calibrator kits were recalled by letter dated 12/15/03. The accounts were informed of the out of range control values, and the potential for depressed patient values with the kits, and were requested to discontinue use and destroy the affected lots of product.

Distribution

Nationwide and internationally to Abbott subsidiaries in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Korea, Australia, Colombia, New Zealand, Venezuela and Taiwan.

Quantity

1,364 kits