FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Cellestis Inc: Vacuette Cellestis 1 ml QuantiFERON TB ANTIGEN (HA) High Altitude: Shake 10x; REF 454413. HE0396. greiner bio-one; 13x75 50pcs.,1200 pcs in total. Product Usage: QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) is an in vitro diagnostic test using a peptide cocktail simulation ESAT-6, CFP-10 and TB7.7 (p4) proteins to stimulate cells in heparinized whole blood.
- Recall number
- Z-0889-2013
- Recalling firm
- Cellestis Inc
- Product
- Vacuette Cellestis 1 ml QuantiFERON TB ANTIGEN (HA) High Altitude: Shake 10x; REF 454413. HE0396. greiner bio-one; 13x75 50pcs.,1200 pcs in total. Product Usage: QuantiFERON-TB Gold (QFT) is an in vitro diagnostic test using a peptide cocktail simulation ESAT-6, CFP-10 and TB7.7 (p4) proteins to stimulate cells in heparinized whole blood.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-09-27
- Posted
- 2013-02-26
- Terminated
- 2013-04-25
- Reason
- Cellestis is recalling QuantiFERON - TB Gold TB Blood Collection Tubes and HA TB Blood Collection Tubes due to potential contamination.
- Root cause
- Process design
- Action
- Cellestis, inc., sent a "Notification of market withdrawal of QuantiFERON" letter dated September 27, 2012 to its domestic and international customers. The letter described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were informed to discontinue use of these products and any product sequestered such that it cannot be used or distributed. Cellestis will provide replacement materials, if and when a retest is required. Please do not hesitate to contact your local QuantiFERON sales representative or customer service representative at +613 8527 3500 or 661-775-7480 should you have any questions or concerns.
- Quantity
- 29,690 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution: USA (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Israel, Jordan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, and Turkey.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Cat # 0592-0501; Lot A111103M; Exp 28 FEB, 2013
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P010033"]
- Product code
- NCD
- Firm FEI
- 3003964343
- Firm city
- Santa Clarita
- Firm state
- CA
- 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
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28