FDA Recall Terminated

i-STAT CREA Cartridge, Abbott List Number: 06F10-01, 02; IVD. Manufactured by Abbott Point of Care, Inc., Princeton, NJ.

Recall: Z-0456-2011 · Initiated March 17, 2010

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0456-2011
Event Number
55178
Firm
Abbott Point of Care Inc.
FEI Number
2245578
Product Code
CGL
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
March 17, 2010
Posted
November 24, 2010
Terminated
September 22, 2011
Address
400 College Rd E, Princeton, NJ, 08540-6607

Description

i-STAT CREA Cartridge, Abbott List Number: 06F10-01, 02; IVD. Manufactured by Abbott Point of Care, Inc., Princeton, NJ.

Reason

The i-STAT CREA Cartridges may produce inaccurate (depressed) results at or near the end of the labeled expiry date when stored above 25 degrees for 2 weeks.

Action

Abbott Point of Care issued Urgent Product Recall Notification letters dated March 2010 to all direct customers identifying the affected product and the actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to determine if they had cartirdges that had been stored above 25 degrees Celsius, and if so, contact Abbott for replacement or credit. Abbott Technical Support can be contacted at 800-366-8020 option 1 about this recall.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution: Throughout USA and Canada.

Quantity

34525 cartridges