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Medical device recalls 2020

i-STAT G3+ cartridge — Class II medical device recall Z-1265-2020

Terminated recall by Abbott Point Of Care Inc., reported 2020-02-26, distributed nationwide. Marketed without a 510(k). Abbott Point of Care has determined that it does not have sufficient clinical evide

Recall numberZ-1265-2020
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmAbbott Point Of Care Inc., Princeton, NJ, United States
Recall initiated2020-01-14
Classified2020-02-18
Reported by FDA2020-02-26
Terminated2021-04-12
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity4,448,525
UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI00054749002283

Product

i-STAT G3+ cartridge (blue), List No. 03P78-50, UDI (01) 00054749002283 - Product Usage: The i-STAT G3+ cartridge may be used for the quantitative measurement of pH, pCO2, and pO2 in venous, arterial or capillary whole blood.

Reason for recall

Marketed without a 510(k). Abbott Point of Care has determined that it does not have sufficient clinical evidence to fully characterize the performance of the blue i-STAT G3+ cartridges and therefore will no longer distribute the i-STAT G3+ (blue) cartridge in the United States as of May 1, 2020.

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-1265-2020. 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.