Recall Z-0923-2018 ยท JJE Analyzer, Chemistry (Photometric, Discrete), For Clinical Use
Abbott Laboratories, Inc
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 Abb
| Date | Jan 18, 2018 (initiated Dec 8, 2017) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | 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. |
| Root cause | Device Design |
| Action | The firm, Abbott Laboratories, issued a "Product Correction" letter dated 12/8/2017 via overnight mail on 12/8/2017 to its customers. The letter describes the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to adhere to the new instructions listed in Appendix A to avoid damaging the cuvette segments; If a cuvette segment with a detached bottom is identified, replace it before performing any additional testing on your ARCHITECT Clinical Chemistry System; If you have forwarded the product listed above to other laboratories, please inform them of this Product Correction a |
| Quantity | 1,560 ARCHITECT c16000 Systems |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and countries of: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K980367 | AEROSET SYSTEM Abbott Laboratories, Apr 1, 1998 |