Inpeco S.A.: Abbott Accelerator a3600, ARCHITECT cSystem c8000/c16000 Interface Module, Part Numbers: ACP-208-00 - Product Usage: The FlexLab (aka Accelerator a3600) is a modular system designed to automate Pre-Analytical and Post-Analytical processing, sample handling in order to automate sample processing in the Laboratory. The systems consolidate multiple Analytical instruments into a unified workstation.

Recall number

Z-2004-2020

Recalling firm

Inpeco S.A.

Product

Abbott Accelerator a3600, ARCHITECT cSystem c8000/c16000 Interface Module, Part Numbers: ACP-208-00 - Product Usage: The FlexLab (aka Accelerator a3600) is a modular system designed to automate Pre-Analytical and Post-Analytical processing, sample handling in order to automate sample processing in the Laboratory. The systems consolidate multiple Analytical instruments into a unified workstation.

Status

Terminated

Initiated

2020-04-07

Posted

not on file

Terminated

2022-07-28

Reason

When analyzer sample carousel lid remains open or manual process is too long, Module timeout expiry errors could occur causing cross contamination of samples.

Root cause

Software design

Action

On April 7, 2020, the firm sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter to all impacted customers and instructed them to return the Customer Letter Receipt Confirmation and Implementation Check form within 15 days. The customers were asked to confirm that they had read, understood, and applied all the applicable recommended actions. The impacted Customers were told that they would be contacted by their service representative to schedule the system update.

Quantity

273

Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide including in the states of Texas, West Virginia, South Carolina, Delaware, Louisiana, Illinois, Georgia, Florida, New York, Virginia, Arkansas, Wisconsin, California, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Utah, Michigan, Ohio, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kansas, Hawaii, Arizona, Washington

Lot, serial or model codes

Serial Numbers: ACP.001, ACP.002, ACP.003, ACP.004, ACP.007, ACP.008, ACP.010, ACP.011, ACP.013, ACP.014, ACP.015, ACP.016, ACP.017, ACP.018, ACP.019, ACP.020, ACP.022, ACP.023, ACP.024, ACP.025, ACP.026, ACP.027, ACP.028, ACP.029, ACP.030, ACP.031, ACP.032, ACP.033, ACP.034, ACP.035, ACP.036, ACP.038, ACP.041, ACP.042, ACP.043, ACP.044, ACP.045, ACP.046, ACP.047, ACP.048, ACP.049, ACP.050, ACP.051, ACP.052, ACP.053, ACP.055, ACP.056, ACP.057, ACP.058, ACP.059, ACP.060, ACP.061, ACP.063, ACP.064, ACP.066, ACP.067, ACP.068, ACP.069, ACP.070, ACP.071, ACP.072, ACP.073, ACP.074, ACP.075, ACP.076, ACP.078, ACP.079, ACP.080, ACP.081, ACP.082, ACP.084, ACP.085, ACP.086, ACP.088, ACP.090, ACP.092, ACP.093, ACP.094, ACP.096, ACP.098, ACP.099, ACP.100, ACP.101, ACP.102, ACP.103, ACP.104, ACP.105, ACP.106, ACP.109, ACP.110, ACP.111, ACP.113, ACP.114, ACP.115, ACP.116, ACP.117, ACP.118, ACP.119, ACP.120, ACP.121, ACP.122, ACP.123, ACP.124, ACP.125, ACP.127, ACP.128, ACP.129, ACP.130, ACP.131, ACP.132, ACP.133, ACP.134, ACP.135, ACP.137, ACP.138, ACP.139, ACP.140, ACP.141, ACP.142, ACP.143, ACP.145, ACP.146, ACP.147, ACP.148, ACP.149, ACP.151, ACP.152, ACP.154, ACP.155, ACP.156, ACP.157, ACP.158, ACP.159, ACP.160, ACP.161, ACP.162, ACP.163, ACP.164, ACP.165, ACP.166, ACP.167, ACP.168, ACP.169, ACP.170, ACP.171, ACP.172, ACP.173, ACP.174, ACP.175, ACP.176, ACP.177, ACP.178, ACP.181, ACP.182, ACP.190, ACP.191, ACP.193, ACP.195, ACP.196, ACP.197, ACP.198, ACP.199, ACP.200, ACP.201, ACP.203, ACP.204, ACP.205, ACP.206, ACP.207, ACP.209, ACP.210, ACP.211, ACP.212, ACP.213, ACP.215, ACP.216, ACP.217, ACP.218, ACP.219, ACP.220, ACP.221, ACP.222, ACP.223, ACP.224, ACP.225, ACP.227, ACP.228, ACP.229, ACP.231, ACP.232, ACP.234, ACP.236, ACP.237, ACP.239, ACP.240, ACP.241, ACP.242, ACP.243, ACP.244, ACP.245, ACP.246, ACP.247, ACP.254, ACP.255, ACP.257, ACP.259, ACP.260, ACP.261, ACP.265, ACP.267, ACP.272, ACP.276, ACP.278, ACP.279, ACP.280, ACP.281, ACP.283, ACP.285, ACP.287, ACP.289, ACP.292, ACP.293, ACP.294, ACP.299, ACP.300, ACP.301, ACP.303, ACP.304, ACP.306, ACP.307, ACP.308, ACP.309, ACP.316, ACP.317, ACP.319, ACP.320, ACP.321, ACP.322, ACP.324, ACP.325, ACP.326, ACP.327, ACP.329, ACP.332, ACP.333, ACP.337, ACP.341, ACP.342, ACP.345, ACP.346, ACP.347, ACP.350, ACP.351, ACP.352, ACP.359, ACP.374, ACP.377, ACP.383, ACP.390, ACP.391, ACP.392, ACP.402, ACP.404, ACP.411, ACP.412, ACP.416, ACP.421, ACP.422, ACP.428, ACP.430, ACP.434, ACP.441, ACP.442

510(k) numbers

["K121012"]

PMA numbers

not on file

Product code

CEM

Firm FEI

3010825766

Firm city

Lugano

Firm state

not on file

Firm country

Switzerland

Cite as

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

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