ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-2582-2025 ยท CHL Electrode Measurement, Blood-Gases (Pco2, Po2) And Blood Ph

Abbott Point Of Care Inc.

i-STAT CG4+ cartridge (white). List Number: 03P85-25.

DateSep 17, 2025 (initiated Aug 21, 2025)
StatusOpen, Classified
ReasonLack of a 510(k) premarket clearance for the i-STAT CG4+ cartridge to reflect updated sample type for lactate and measurement ranges for pH and PO2.
Root causeNo Marketing Application
ActionAbbott notified consignees via email and letter on about 08/21/2025. Consignees were instructed to download, review and implement the updated i-STAT CG4+ cartridge Instructions for Use (IFU), discontinue use of the i-STAT CG4+ cartridges for testing of capillary whole blood samples for lactate and instead use venous or arterial whole blood or an alternate method for testing capillary whole blood for lactate, and update the pH and PO2 reportable ranges on the i-STAT 1 analyzers running i-STAT CG4+ cartridges. This feature is not customizable through the i-STAT 1 handheld keypad, please see the
Quantity9,067,050 units
DistributionUS Nationwide distribution.
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K244014i-STAT CG4+ cartridge with the i-STAT 1 System
Abbott Point of Care, Inc., May 2, 2025
K940918I-STAT 200 PORTABLE CLINICAL ANALYZER
I-Stat Corp., May 10, 1994
K982071I-STAT LACTATE TEST
I-Stat Corp., Jun 29, 1998