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FDAFDA · Food and drugs·Recall number Z-1602-2024

Alinity m System, Part Number: 08N53-002

Published May 1, 2024 · Recall initiated: March 20, 2024

Status when published: Ongoing — openFDA updates weekly, so this field may not reflect the current status. Always confirm with the official notice.

What's the hazard

The Alinity m System camera detects whether tubes are "capped." If the camera detects a cap and the retention bar is not present on the sample rack, the system will generate the message 'Error - 6013: Has cap, no retention bar." Abbott has identified an issue concerning the use of certain third-party Universal Transport Medium (UTM) tubes on the Alinity m System. This issue has been observed with Copan UTM-RT 3 mL Without Beads Transport & Preservation Medium for Viral Molecular Diagnostics Testing, Part Number (PN) 3C047N. However, it is possible that other third party manufactured tubes could experience the same issue.

What to do

Voluntary: Firm initiated · Letter

Recall details

Manufacturer
Abbott Molecular, Inc.
Distributor
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, LATVIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA (CIS), SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UGANDA, UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM, ZIMBABWE.
Lot
Part Number: 08N53-002; UD/DI: 00884999048034. Not Serial Number specific
Risk classification
Class II
Area (FDA)
device
Country
United States

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