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Z-0958-2023Class III

Alinity Reaction Vessels, REF: 06P1401, for use with Alinity i Systems; ARCHITECT Reaction Vessels

Abbott Medical / initiated 2022-11-24 / Open, Classified / root cause: manufacturing process

Abbott Laboratories began a recall of Alinity Reaction Vessels, REF: 06P1401, for use with Alinity i Systems; ARCHITECT Reaction Vessels on . FDA classified it as Class III and gives the reason as "Reaction vessels may contain a potential contaminant that could affect their optical performance". As of , the recall status on record is Open, Classified, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-0958-2023
Classification
Class III
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
Posted
Recalling firm
Abbott Medical
Product
Alinity Reaction Vessels, REF: 06P1401, for use with Alinity i Systems; ARCHITECT Reaction Vessels
Product code
DHA System, Test, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
Reason for recall
Reaction vessels may contain a potential contaminant that could affect their optical performance.
Root cause tag
manufacturing process
FDA root cause
Material/Component Contamination
Action
On 11/24/22, the recalling firm phoned customers and informed them of the recall using a phone script. On the same day, the phone call was followed by an email that restated the information in the phone script and included a Customer Reply form. Customers were asked to discontinue use and destroy the impacted inventory according to their laboratory procedures. If customers forwarded the product to other laboratories, they were asked to inform them of this Product Recall and complete and return the Customer Reply form, which can be returned to [email protected]. The reply form asked customers to record the number of boxes destroyed. If you have any questions, contact QA Manager, Post Market Surveillance at 224-668-0343 or email: [email protected].
Quantity in commerce
70 cases
Distribution
US Distribution: IL, MN, MO, NC, ND, NJ, NY, OK, SC, TX, WV
Product codes and lots
UDI-DI/Lots: 00380740129026/000586790 and 000586879

Enforcement reports

One row per recalled product line
FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-0958-2023
Recall numberClassStatusVoluntary or mandatedReport dateClassified
Z-0958-2023Class IIIOngoingVoluntary: Firm initiated