FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Abbott Molecular, Inc.: Alinity m System. The Alinity m System is designed to automate the steps for nucleic acid testing, which includes sample processing, amplification, detection, and data reduction.
- Recall number
- Z-1009-2023
- Recalling firm
- Abbott Molecular, Inc.
- Product
- Alinity m System. The Alinity m System is designed to automate the steps for nucleic acid testing, which includes sample processing, amplification, detection, and data reduction.
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2022-12-09
- Posted
- 2023-01-20
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- The firm identified the following three potential issues which may have impacted ADUs installed on distributed Alinity m Systems. 1. Systems which had their ADUs serviced may have an incorrect board value (calibration data file) referenced causing a misconfiguration of the calibration. 2. Inability of Maintenance and Diagnostics 2300 (Amp Detect Optical Calibrations) to recognize error handling and thermal hold errors during the calibration process, potentially leading to a misconfiguration of the calibration. 3. Under specific conditions during the ADU manufacturing process, an incorrect calibration may potentially have been configured.
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- On December 09, 2022, Abbott Molecular issued a Field Correction Recall/Urgent Field Safety Notice to all customers who have the Alinity m System by FedEx priority overnight express. The letter explained the problems and provided the following information: "An assessment of your Alinity m System associated with the above listed potential issues will be completed remotely if your system is currently connected to AbbottLink or alternatively via onsite inspection by an Abbott representative. If necessary, an Abbott representative will schedule time to corrected the affected ADU9s) on your Alinity m System(s). In the interim, please continue to follow your laboratory protocols for any suspected incorrect results. Following the assessment and any necessary service, an additional communication will follow. If it is determined that your instrument was impacted, please assess the impact to your laboratory in reviewing previously generated test results. This recall is to be carried out at the user/customer level. If this product has been further distributed by your facility, please notify any additional impacted customers. Please review this information with laboratory personnel and retain this communication for future reference. If you have any questions regarding the communication, please contact your local Abbott representative, or call Abbott Technical Support at 1-800-553-7042 Option 2."
- Quantity
- 918 units
- Distribution
- x
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Model Number: 08N53-002
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- ["P190025"]
- Product code
- OOI
- 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
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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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