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Abbott Laboratories: REF: 08P4320, Alinity c Hemoglobin Reagent Kit, IVD, CE, R1 5 x 46.0 mL, R2 5 x 18.3 mL, A1cDL 5 x 67.6 mL

Recall number
Z-1455-2022
Recalling firm
Abbott Laboratories
Product
REF: 08P4320, Alinity c Hemoglobin Reagent Kit, IVD, CE, R1 5 x 46.0 mL, R2 5 x 18.3 mL, A1cDL 5 x 67.6 mL
Status
Open, Classified
Initiated
2022-06-09
Posted
not on file
Terminated
not on file
Reason
There is a potential for falsely elevated Hemoglobin %A1c and Hemoglobin A1c results to be generated using the ARCHITECT and Alinity c Hemoglobin A1c assay.
Root cause
Under Investigation by firm
Action
On June 9, 2022, Abbott issued a "Urgent Medical Device Correction" to affected consignees via FedEx. 1. Immediately install the updated assay file versions listed below (as applicable for your laboratory), and manually configure the Low-Linearity value. The assay files can be obtained from www.corelaboratory.abbott 2. For the whole blood application, manually configure the THbWB Low-Linearity to 53.8278. For the hemolysate application, manually configure the THbH Low-Linearity to 1250. For detailed information on editing assay parameters, refer to Changing assay configuration settings, Change a linearity range in the ARCHITECT System Operations Manual, Section 2. 3. Please review this letter with your Medical Director or Laboratory Management and follow your laboratory protocol regarding the need for reviewing previously reported patient results. 4. Complete and return the Customer Reply Form. 5. Please retain this letter for your laboratory records. 6. If you have forwarded the product listed above to other laboratories, please inform them of this Product Correction and provide to them a copy of this letter.
Quantity
7,391 units
Distribution
US: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT FL GA IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NJ NV NY OH OK OR PA PR SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV OUS: ALBANIA ALGERIA ANDORRA ANGOLA ARGENTINA ARMENIA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHAMAS BANGLADESH BELARUS BELGIUM BERMUDA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVI BRAZIL BRUNEI BULGARIA BURKINA FASO CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA Country CROATIA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR ESTONIA ETHIOPIA FAROE ISLANDS FINLAND FRANCE GABON GERMANY GREECE GUATEMALA HONG KONG HUNGARY INDIA INDONESIA IRAQ IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAMAICA JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KUWAIT KYRGYZSTAN LEBANON LIBYA LITHUANIA MACEDONIA MALAYSIA MALDIVES MALI MEXICO MOLDOVA MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NIGERIA NORWAY OMAN PAKISTAN PALESTINIAN TERRITOR PANAMA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL QATAR REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO REPUBLIC OF YEMEN ROMANIA RUSSIA RWANDA SAUDI ARABIA SENEGAL SERBIA SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN ST. LUCIA ST. VINCENT SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TANZANIA THAILAND THE GAMBIA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO TUNISIA TURKEY TURKS & CAICOS UAE UGANDA UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY UZBEKISTAN VIETNAM ZIMBABWE
Lot, serial or model codes
UDI/DI: 00380740135591/ Lots: 59561UQ04, 59779UQ05, 60229UQ07, 60540UQ09, 61011UQ10, 61349UQ01, 61658UQ01
510(k) numbers
["K130255"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
PDJ
Firm FEI
3016438761
Firm city
Irving
Firm state
TX
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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