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
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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