FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Abbott Molecular, Inc.: Alinity m HCV AMP kit, List (REF) Numbers: a) 08N50-095 and b) 08N50-090. The Alinity m HCV assay is an in vitro reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for use with the automated Alinity m System to detect and quantitate hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in human serum or plasma.
- Recall number
- Z-0407-2024
- Recalling firm
- Abbott Molecular, Inc.
- Product
- Alinity m HCV AMP kit, List (REF) Numbers: a) 08N50-095 and b) 08N50-090. The Alinity m HCV assay is an in vitro reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay for use with the automated Alinity m System to detect and quantitate hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in human serum or plasma.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2023-10-30
- Posted
- 2023-11-29
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Abbott has received reports of an increase in reactive negative controls and false positive results in patient samples when using the Identified Lots of Alinity m HCV AMP Kit.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Abbott issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice to its consignees on 10/30/2023 via letter delivered using FedEx priority overnight express. The notice explained the problem, the potential impact/risk to patient, and requested the following actions: -discard all affected product -notify all those to which the products were transferred -follow internal laboratory procedures in the case of suspected incorrect results Credit or replacement will be issued for units discarded/destroyed. Abbott expanded the recall and notified consignees on 07/23/2024 via letter. The letter instructed consignees of an additional lot number included in the recall, but otherwise contained the same instructions.
- Quantity
- 1,881 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide
- Lot, serial or model codes
- a) 08N50-095: UDI/DI 00884999047648, Lot Numbers: 381582, 382448, 383204; b) 08N50-090: UDI/DI 00884999047761, Lot Numbers: 383203, 385720, 381581, 382447
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P190025"]
- Product code
- MZP
- Firm FEI
- 3005248192
- Firm city
- Des Plaines
- Firm state
- IL
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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