FDA Recall Terminated

Abbott - CELL-DYN 1800 System with CELL-DYN 22 Calibrators and the CELL-DYN Calibrators and CELL-DYN 16 Controls. Part/Model Number: 07H77-01. Abbott Laboratories, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1113

Recall: Z-0455-2008 · Initiated October 27, 2006

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0455-2008
Event Number
38465
Firm
Abbott Laboratories
FEI Number
2919069
Product Code
GKZ
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Software design
Initiated
October 27, 2006
Posted
March 13, 2008
Terminated
January 6, 2011
Address
5440 Patrick Henry Dr, Santa Clara, CA, 95054-1113

Description

Abbott - CELL-DYN 1800 System with CELL-DYN 22 Calibrators and the CELL-DYN Calibrators and CELL-DYN 16 Controls. Part/Model Number: 07H77-01. Abbott Laboratories, Santa Clara, CA 95054-1113

Reason

Incorrect Results: Hemoglobin results in donor samples assayed on the CELL-DYN 1800 System vary more than expected across the range of claimed operating temperatures of 18 degrees Celcius to 30 degrees Celcius.

Action

A Product Correction letter was sent to all customers with a reply form on October 27, 2006. Product information letters are being packed with the instrument's accessory kit and with calibrators and quality control products used with the CELL-DYN 1800 System. Correction letters with reply forms have been resent to nonresponding customers.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution, USA and countries of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Mexico, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Singapore, South Korea and Venezuela.

Quantity

4,224 Systems