FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Monitors System — Class I medical device recall Z-1212-2014
Terminated recall by Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., reported 2014-03-26, distributed nationwide. Abbott Diabetes Care has identified through internal testing and investigation that all non-applied voltage le
| Recall number | Z-1212-2014 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class I |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., Alameda, CA, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2014-02-19 |
| Classified | 2014-03-18 |
| Reported by FDA | 2014-03-26 |
| Terminated | 2015-08-11 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AT, CA, CH, DE, GB, IL, NL, NO, SE |
| Quantity | 25,203 units |
| NDC | 99073-0170-02 |
| Model numbers | 17002 |
Product
FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Monitors System. Meter made in China; Distributed by TheraSense, Alameda, CA The FreeStyle Flash meter should only be used with FreeStyle Test Strips and FreeStyle Control Solution. Using other brands of test strips and control solutions with the FreeStyle Meter can product inaccurate results. Intended to monitor blood glucose from samples taken from the body. IVD use only,
Reason for recall
Abbott Diabetes Care has identified through internal testing and investigation that all non-applied voltage legacy meters have the potential to produce out of range control solution results and/or erroneously low blood glucose results when used in conjunction with Free Style test strips lots within expiry.
Machine access
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