ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0511-04 ยท DJR Enzyme Immunoassay, Methadone

Abbott Laboratories HPD/ADD/GPRD

ADx Methadone, list 9676-55; Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostics Division, Abbott Park, IL 60064

DateFeb 4, 2004 (initiated Dec 5, 2003)
StatusTerminated
ReasonThe reagent package inserts for the products contain incorrect information in the Specific Performance Characteristics section. Accuracy by Correlation table
Root causeOther
ActionField Correction recall by Important Product Information letter dated 12/5/03, sent via Federal Express Priority on the same date to all customers receiving the affected reagents. The accounts were informed of the incorrect values for the Specific Performance Characteristics listed in the package inserts of the reagent kits. The letters contained a table listing the incorrect values and the correct values for each of the products, and the users were instructed to replace their product inserts with the enclosed revised package inserts for all product specific reagent kits in their laboratory.
Quantity746 kits
DistributionNationwide and internationally through Abbott subsidiaries in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico, San Salvador, Canada, England, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Honduras, Costa Rica, Bahamas, Panama, Dominican Republic and
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K884968TDX METHADONE ASSAY
Abbott Laboratories, Dec 16, 1988