FDA Recall Terminated

Abbott Alinity i Estradiol Reagent Kit - Product Usage: Alinity i Estradiol assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) used for the quantitative The determination of Estradiol in serum and plasma on the Alinity i analyzer.

Recall: Z-1354-2019 · Initiated February 5, 2019

Recall

Recall Number
Z-1354-2019
Event Number
82129
Firm
Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division Lisnamuck Co. Longford Ireland
FEI Number
3005094123
Product Code
CHP
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Under Investigation by firm
Initiated
February 5, 2019
Terminated
August 21, 2020

Description

Abbott Alinity i Estradiol Reagent Kit - Product Usage: Alinity i Estradiol assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) used for the quantitative The determination of Estradiol in serum and plasma on the Alinity i analyzer.

Reason

Patient results may be falsely elevated. This patient impact only applies to patients currently being treated with or recently treated with the drug Mifepristone.

Action

On February 5, 2019, the firm sent Product Correction Urgent - Immediate Action Required letters to all their consignees which alerted them to the current issue. We recommend that you follow the necessary actions below: Patients treated with Mifepristone should not be tested with the ARCHITECT or Alinity i Estradiol assay for up to two weeks based on information available regarding Mifepristones bioavailability. - Please review this letter with your Medical Director. - If you have forwarded the products listed above to other laboratories, please inform them of this Product Correction and provide to them a copy of this letter. - Complete the customer reply form. - Please retain this letter for your laboratory records. If you or any of the health care providers you serve have any questions regarding this information, U.S. Customers please contact Customer Service at 18774ABBOTT (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Customers outside the U.S., please contact your local area Customer Service.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, AL, AR. AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, KS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WA, WI, AND PUERTO RICO, and countries of Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovi, Brazil, Brunei, Botswana, Canada, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gaza and Jericho, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks, UAE, Uganda, United Kingdom, and Vietnam.

Quantity

64,618