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Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division: Alinity i Ferritin Reagent Kit, List Number 07P6530 The Alinity i Ferritin assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) used for the quantitative determination of ferritin in human serum and plasma on the Alinity i analyzer.
- Recall number
- Z-2208-2019
- Recalling firm
- Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division
- Product
- Alinity i Ferritin Reagent Kit, List Number 07P6530 The Alinity i Ferritin assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) used for the quantitative determination of ferritin in human serum and plasma on the Alinity i analyzer.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-11-21
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2021-03-25
- Reason
- Abbott has become aware of a manufacturing issue that can result in damage to a bottle neck in some of the reagent cartridges found in the lots listed in Appendix A. If a bottle neck is damaged, it may cause a failure during the reagent loading process on the Alinity i instrument.
- Root cause
- Device Design
- Action
- The firm, Abbott, initiated the recall by a "Product Recall Urgent - Immediate Action Required" letter dated 11/21/2018 to its consignees. The letter explained the product, problem and provided instruction on how to inspect the reagent cartridges for defect. The consignee was directed to discard the defective units, use an alternate lot of the product if available; manually inspect each reagent cartridge in inventory before use; complete and return the Customer Reply Form via FAX #: 18007770051 or email: QAGCO@abbott.com. Even if you no longer have the instrument(s), please return the completed Customer Reply Form so that we can appropriately update our customer database; If you have forwarded the product to other laboratories, please inform them of this Product Recall and provide to them a copy of this letter; and retain this letter for your laboratory records. The units will be replaced. If you or any of the health care providers you serve have any questions regarding this information, U.S. Customers please contact Customer Service at 18774ABBOTT (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Customers outside the U.S., please contact your local area Customer Service.
- Quantity
- 216 units
- Distribution
- US Distribution to states of: AR, FL, GA, MD, OK and VA.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- UDI/ Lot Numbers: (01)00380740131487 (17)190730(10)91532UI00/91532UI00, (01)00380740131487 (17)190905(10)93238UI00/93238UI00
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K983759"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- DBF
- Firm FEI
- 3005094123
- Firm city
- Lisnamuck Co. Longford
- Firm state
- not on file
- Firm country
- Ireland
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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