ARCHITECT c16000 Cuvette Segment — Class II medical device recall Z-0923-2018
Terminated recall by Abbott Laboratories, Inc, reported 2018-03-14, distributed nationwide. There is a potential to generate falsely depressed patient results in the cuvettes adjacent to the detached se
| Recall number | Z-0923-2018 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Abbott Laboratories, Inc, Irving, TX, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2017-12-08 |
| Classified | 2018-03-06 |
| Reported by FDA | 2018-03-14 |
| Terminated | 2019-07-11 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AF, AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BG, BR, BS, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CW, CZ, DE, DK, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, GT, HK, HN, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IT, JM, JO, KE, KR, KW, KY, LB, LT, LU, LV, MA, MX, MY, NG, NL, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PH, PK, PL, PT, PY, QA, RO, RS, RU, SA, SE, SG, SI, SK, SV, TH, TN, TR, TT, TW, UY, VE, VN, ZA |
| Quantity | 1,560 architect |
| Reason classes | potency, device malfunction |
| Model numbers | 03L77, 09D32-05 |
Product
ARCHITECT c16000 Cuvette Segment, Part #09D32-05/ 03L77, a component to the ARCHITECT Clinical Chemistry system. There are 15 segments with each cuvette segment holding 11 cuvette pairs (22 cuvettes) for a total of 165 cuvettes pairs or a total of 330 cuvettes (22 cuvettes x 15 cuvette segments) per reaction carousel. The firm name on the label is Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL. The Abbott ARCHITECT Clinical Chemistry Systems are designed to perform automated chemistry tests utilizing photometry and potentiometric technology. The cuvette segments are a component of the system and are racks that sit in the reaction carousel and hold cuvettes.
Reason for recall
There is a potential to generate falsely depressed patient results in the cuvettes adjacent to the detached segment post for any assay run on the c4000, c8000, and c16000 instrument.
Machine access
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