Recall Z-0011-2018— Abbott Laboratories, Inc

Class II · Terminated

Class II FDA medical device recall by Abbott Laboratories, Inc, initiated 2015-01-15, terminated 2020-07-20. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K980367. Product: ARCHITECT c4000 Cuvette Segment, List number 02P75-01. The firm name on the label is Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL. Cuvette segments are a component to the ARCHITECT c4000 system. Cuvette segments are racks that sit in the reaction carousel and hold cuvettes. Each cuvette segment holds 11 cuvettes. With 9 segments, the reaction carousel holds 99 cuvettes. The Abbott ARCHITECT System is intended for In Vitro diagnostic use only. The system is designed to perform automated chemistry tests, utilizing photometry and potentiometric technology.. Reason: There is a potential to generate falsely-depressed patient results in the cuvettes adjacent to the detached segment post for any assay run on the c4000 instrument..

Recalling firm
Abbott Laboratories, Inc
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2015-01-15
Terminated
2020-07-20
Firm location
Irving, TX, United States

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K-numbers as listed on FDA's Recall Enterprise System record for this event (openFDA device/recall k_numbers). The recall may also cover devices cleared under other submissions not named here.

Product description

ARCHITECT c4000 Cuvette Segment, List number 02P75-01. The firm name on the label is Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL. Cuvette segments are a component to the ARCHITECT c4000 system. Cuvette segments are racks that sit in the reaction carousel and hold cuvettes. Each cuvette segment holds 11 cuvettes. With 9 segments, the reaction carousel holds 99 cuvettes. The Abbott ARCHITECT System is intended for In Vitro diagnostic use only. The system is designed to perform automated chemistry tests, utilizing photometry and potentiometric technology.

Reason for recall

There is a potential to generate falsely-depressed patient results in the cuvettes adjacent to the detached segment post for any assay run on the c4000 instrument.

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