Recall Z-0739-2016— Horiba Instruments Inc

Class II · Terminated

Class II FDA medical device recall by Horiba Instruments Inc, initiated 2016-01-11, terminated 2016-06-07. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K110137. Product: ABX PENTRA Enzymatic Creatinine CP ref. A11A01907 reagent is intended for the quantitative in vitro diagnostic determination of creatinine in human serum, plasma and urine based on an enzymatic method of using a multi-step approach ending with a photometric end-point reaction.. Reason: N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) present in the blood of patients treated for paracetamol overdose can interfere with the Trinder reaction that uses hydrogen peroxide catalytic on aminoantipyrine and phenol, and can produce falsely low results with the reagents using the Trinder reaction method..

Recalling firm
Horiba Instruments Inc
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2016-01-11
Terminated
2016-06-07
Firm location
Irvine, CA, 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

ABX PENTRA Enzymatic Creatinine CP ref. A11A01907 reagent is intended for the quantitative in vitro diagnostic determination of creatinine in human serum, plasma and urine based on an enzymatic method of using a multi-step approach ending with a photometric end-point reaction.

Reason for recall

N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) present in the blood of patients treated for paracetamol overdose can interfere with the Trinder reaction that uses hydrogen peroxide catalytic on aminoantipyrine and phenol, and can produce falsely low results with the reagents using the Trinder reaction method.

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