FDA Recall Terminated

IMx Theophylline Reagent Pack (List 1A81-20) In Vitro test. This reagent system is composed of one bottle of Theophylline Pretreatment Solution, one bottle of Theophylline Antiserum (Mouse Monoclonal) and one bottle of Theophylline Fluorescein Tracer.

Recall: Z-0958-2007 · Initiated April 11, 2007

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0958-2007
Event Number
37957
Firm
Abbott Diagnostic International, Ltd. 30 Bo Cruce Davila
FEI Number
2623532
Product Code
LER
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Other
Initiated
April 11, 2007
Posted
July 3, 2007
Terminated
June 10, 2011
Address
Barceloneta, PR, 00617-3009

Description

IMx Theophylline Reagent Pack (List 1A81-20) In Vitro test. This reagent system is composed of one bottle of Theophylline Pretreatment Solution, one bottle of Theophylline Antiserum (Mouse Monoclonal) and one bottle of Theophylline Fluorescein Tracer.

Reason

A decrease in mP values (calibration curve Net Polarization value) has been observed with this reagent lot at all calibrator levels and may produce the following results: Calibration Error Code 148 (Polarization Too Small), Calibration Error Code 172 (Calibration Not Stored or Calibration Not Accepted) Controls out of range (when using a stored calibration curve).

Action

An April 11, 2007, Product Recall Letter was sent to all customers who received the affected lot. All customers who received the affected lot will be contacted. The following communication types were used: Product Recall Letter & Customer Reply Form. Letters were sent to customers by Federal Express Priority mail. The Customers were instructed the following: To discontinue use of and destroy IMx Theophylline reagent lot 41610QI00. If they had forwarded the lots listed in the Product Recall letter to other laboratories, they were instructed to inform them of this Product Recall and provide a copy of this letter to them. They also we instructed to retain a copy of the communication for their records

Distribution

Worldwide: CA, IL, MA, NY, OR, PA, VA, and WV and countries of Germany and Singapore

Quantity

17 Kits