Z-0489-2011

CELL-DYN Vent Needle used on the CELL-DYN Sapphire and CELL-DYN 4000 Hematology Analyzers; CELL-DYN Sapphire...

Name: Z-0489-2011 CELL-DYN Vent Needle used on the CELL-DYN Sapphire and CELL-DYN 4000 Hematology Analyzers; CELL-DYN Sapphire...
Creator: Abbott Diagnostics Division, 5440 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA
Published: 2010-07-23
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Abbott Medical / initiated 2010-07-23 / Terminated / root cause: manufacturing process

FDA source

Abbott Diagnostics Division, 5440 Patrick Henry Drive, Santa Clara, CA began a recall of CELL-DYN Vent Needle used on the CELL-DYN Sapphire and CELL-DYN 4000 Hematology Analyzers; CELL-DYN Sapphire Vent Head Assembly, List Number: 08H53-02... on 2010-07-23. The reason FDA records is "The Vent Needle, which is built into the Vent Head Assembly on the CELL-DYN Sapphire Instrument and which is used directly on the CELL-DYN 4000 Instrument, may be defective, which may result in an undetected short...". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as manufacturing process.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-0489-2011
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2010-07-23
Posted: 2010-11-29
Terminated: 2011-09-01
Recalling firm: Abbott Medical
Product: CELL-DYN Vent Needle used on the CELL-DYN Sapphire and CELL-DYN 4000 Hematology Analyzers; CELL-DYN Sapphire Vent Head Assembly, List Number: 08H53-02, CELL-DYN Sapphire Accessory Kit, List Number: 08H03-01, CELL-DYN 4000 Vent Needle, List Number: 02H61-01, CELL-DYN 4000 Accessory Kit, List Number: 01H20-01, CELL-DYN 4000 Vent Needle Upgrade Kit, List Number: 9130576, CELL-DYN 4000 Vent Head Assembly, List Number: 8921187101, CELL-DYN 4000 Sample Processor Assembly, List Number: 8921198201; Product is manufactured and distributed by Abbott Diagnostics Division, Santa Clara, CA
Product code: GKZ Counter, Differential Cell
Reason for recall: The Vent Needle, which is built into the Vent Head Assembly on the CELL-DYN Sapphire Instrument and which is used directly on the CELL-DYN 4000 Instrument, may be defective, which may result in an undetected short sample, generating incorrect low results, or which may bend, preventing aspiration of the sample.
Root cause tag: manufacturing process
FDA root cause: Process control
Action: Abbott Laboratories issued a Product Recall letter dated July 23, 2010 to all its direct consignees, informing them of the affected products and providing instructions on the recall. Customers were instructed to discard all affected vent needles and replace them with the needle included with the recall letter. Customers may contact customer support at 1-877-422-2688 concerning this recall.
Distribution: Worldwide Distribution: Thoroughout the US, and in the countries of Argentina, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore.
Product codes and lots: Manufacturing date codes between 01.Jan.2010 and 23.Jun.2010

Product code GKZ

The FDA recall record names no cleared device, and no clearance has been matched to it.

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Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-10-07, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)