FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Abbott Laboratories, Inc: ARCHITECT c8000 Processing Module, for in vitro diagnostics; List Number 1G06-01 and 1G06-11, Affected software: v2.20, v2.20DB, v2.60, v3.10, 3.11 and 3.12; distributed by Abbott Laboratories, Irving, TX. The Abbott ARCHITECT cSystem is designed to perform automated, random access, clinical chemistry analyzer which utilizes spectrophotometry (monochromatic and bichromatic modes of measurement) for photometric based determinations.
- Recall number
- Z-2231-2008
- Recalling firm
- Abbott Laboratories, Inc
- Product
- ARCHITECT c8000 Processing Module, for in vitro diagnostics; List Number 1G06-01 and 1G06-11, Affected software: v2.20, v2.20DB, v2.60, v3.10, 3.11 and 3.12; distributed by Abbott Laboratories, Irving, TX. The Abbott ARCHITECT cSystem is designed to perform automated, random access, clinical chemistry analyzer which utilizes spectrophotometry (monochromatic and bichromatic modes of measurement) for photometric based determinations.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2008-05-23
- Posted
- 2008-09-11
- Terminated
- 2010-04-26
- Reason
- Software defect can allow tests ordered for one sample to be aspirated from a different sample, reporting erroneous results for the affected sample.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- Firm notified all ARCHITECT c8000 customers with a correction letter and response form distributed on 5/23/2008. The letter provided actions the users could take until an updated software version was available. For assistance, contact Abbott at 1-877-4ABBOTT.
- Quantity
- 2,378 units worldwide (431 in the USA; plus 1,947 International)
- Distribution
- Worldwide distribution, including: USA (including Puerto Rico), Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Cayman Islands, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Grand Cayman, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Version 2.20, List #05F48-13, Part #7-201738-01; Version 2.20DB, List #05F48-14, Part #7-201738-02; Version 2.60, List #05F48-17, Part #7-203715-01; Version 3.10, List #05F48-18, Part #7-203715-02; Version 3.11, List #05F48-20, Part 7-203715-03; and Version 3.12, List #05F48-21
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K980367"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- CGZ
- Firm FEI
- 1628664
- Firm city
- Irving
- Firm state
- TX
- 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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