FDA Recall Terminated

Clinical Chemistry ICT Calibrator, List Number: 1E46-02, Abbott Labs, Abbott Park, IL 60064

Recall: Z-1166-2008 · Initiated September 26, 2007

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1166-2008
Event Number
46389
Firm
Abbott Laboratories, Inc
FEI Number
1628664
Product Code
CGZ
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Component design/selection
Initiated
September 26, 2007
Posted
May 24, 2008
Terminated
March 27, 2012
Address
1921 Hurd Drive PO Box 152020, Irving, TX, 75038

Description

Clinical Chemistry ICT Calibrator, List Number: 1E46-02, Abbott Labs, Abbott Park, IL 60064

Reason

Quality Control (Out of Range)- ICT Calibrator lot number: 0505017, may contain an interferent. Not all vials within a kit are affected. The investigation determined that the interferent affects Potassium (K+) only. Use of the affected calibrator vials will generate an acceptable, but low calibration slope. When Quality Control (QC) is run to verify the calibration, K+ QC results may be bel

Action

An Immediate Action Product Recall dated 9/26/07, was provided to all AEROSET and ARCHITECT cSYSTEM customers that have received Lot Number 0505017. The effectiveness check will be completed through a customer reply form for 100% of US customers. Outside of the U.S. each individual country will determine the methods of effectiveness check. Necessary Actions: If the ICT calibration generates an acceptable slope for (K+), and the calibration is verified by generating QC results within the acceptable range, then the customers may continue to use the lot until a new one is available. If the ICT calibration generates an acceptable slope for (K+) with results below QC range, and (Na+) and (Cl-) are not affected, then they should discontinue use of the Calibrator vials that generate the unacceptable calibration and destroy them following their laboratory procedures. If (Na+) and/or (Cl-) calibration slopes or QC results are not acceptable, additional troubleshooting is required. Questions may be addressed to Abbott Customer Support at 1-877-4ABBOTT.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution --- including USA, Puerto Rico and countries of Mexico, Ecuador, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Venezuela, Chile, , Germany, Thailand, Trinidad/Tobago, Columbia, Argentina, El Salvador, Singapore, Australia, and the Bahama.

Quantity

1,377 Distributed Worldwide; 419 Domestically