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Z-2392-2012Class II

Instrumentation Laboratory ACL TOP 700 CTS PN 0000280050 ACL TOP is a bench top, fully automated, random...

Instrumentation Laboratory Co. / initiated 2012-08-03 / Terminated / root cause: software

Instrumentation Laboratory Co. began a recall of Instrumentation Laboratory ACL TOP 700 CTS PN 0000280050 ACL TOP is a bench top, fully automated, random access analyzer designed specifically for in vitro... on . FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "Low Abnormal Fibrinogen Sample Reports as Normal and High Fibrinogen Sample Reports as Low". As of , the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as software.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-2392-2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
Posted
Terminated
Recalling firm
Instrumentation Laboratory Co.
Product
Instrumentation Laboratory ACL TOP 700 CTS PN 0000280050 ACL TOP is a bench top, fully automated, random access analyzer designed specifically for in vitro diagnostic clinical use in the hemostasis laboratory for coagulation and/or fibrinolysis testing in the assessment of thrombosis and/or hemostasis. The systems provide results for both direct hemostasis measurements and calculated parameters
Product code
GKP Instrument, Coagulation, Automated
Reason for recall
Low Abnormal Fibrinogen Sample Reports as Normal and High Fibrinogen Sample Reports as Low
Root cause tag
software
FDA root cause
Software design
Action
The firm, Instrumentation Laboratory, sent a "Mandatory Test Parameter Upgrade" letter dated June 7, 2012 with upgrade kits P-14.8 via USPS on August 3 thru August 10 to US and Canadian customers and notified International Affiliates via e-mail on August 2, 2012. The customers were ask to complete and return the Mandatory Test Parameter Upgrade Tracking Form via fax: 781-861-4207 or email: [email protected]. If you have any questions, call 781-861-4204.
Quantity in commerce
140 units
Distribution
Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, BRUNEI DARUSSALAM, BULGARIA, CHILE, CHINA, DENMARK, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF LUXEMBOURG, MACAU, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PANAMA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic), SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY and VIETNAM.
Product codes and lots
Serial Number range: 09120101 through 12060240 Distributed between: Dec 2009 to Jun 2012

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-2392-2012
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-2387-2012Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2388-2012Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2389-2012Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2390-2012Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2391-2012Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated
Z-2392-2012Class IITerminatedVoluntary: Firm initiated