Minotrol 16 — Class III medical device recall Z-0429-2013
Terminated recall by Horiba Instruments, Inc dba Horiba Medical, reported 2012-11-28, distributed nationwide. HORIBA Medical Irvine Technical Support received reports from some customers that have experienced high recove
| Recall number | Z-0429-2013 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class III |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Horiba Instruments, Inc dba Horiba Medical, Irvine, CA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2012-09-14 |
| Classified | 2012-11-21 |
| Reported by FDA | 2012-11-28 |
| Terminated | 2013-04-22 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 22,954 |
| Lot numbers | MX090 |
| Model numbers | 2043748, 2043752, 2043756 |
Product
Minotrol 16, Model Numbers: 2043748, 2043752, 2043756, Lot Number: MX090(Levels: Low, Normal, and High). Minotrol 16 is a tri-level control intended for in vitro diagnostic use in monitoring the accuracy and precision on HORIBA Medical hematology blood cell counters using HORIBA Medical reagents. Minotrol 16 is an in vitro diagnostic reagent composed of human erythrocytes, mammalian leukocytes, and platelets in a plasma-like fluid with preservatives. Minotrol 16 is a stable material that provides a means of determining the accuracy and precision of hematology blood cell counters. It is handled in the same manner as a patient specimen. The assay tables are determined on validated instruments using the appropriate reagents
Reason for recall
HORIBA Medical Irvine Technical Support received reports from some customers that have experienced high recover values for Hemoglobin when using Minotrol 16 lot #MX090 (Level High). Customer communication was sent 10/01/2010.
Machine access
This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-0429-2013. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.