Recall Z-1212-2014— Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.

Name: FDA recall Z-1212-2014
Creator: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Published: 2014-02-19

Class I · Terminated

Class I FDA medical device recall by Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., initiated 2014-02-19, terminated 2015-08-11. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K092638. Product: FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Monitors System. Meter made in China; Distributed by TheraSense, Alameda, CA The FreeStyle Flash meter should only be used with FreeStyle Test Strips and FreeStyle Control Solution. Using other brands of test strips and control solutions with the FreeStyle Meter can product inaccurate results. Intended to monitor blood glucose from samples taken from the body. IVD use only,. Reason: Abbott Diabetes Care has identified through internal testing and investigation that all non-applied voltage legacy meters have the potential to produce out of range control solution results and/or erroneously low blood glucose results when used in conjunction with Free Style test strips lots within expiry..

Recalling firm: Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
Classification: Class I
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2014-02-19
Terminated: 2015-08-11
Firm location: Alameda, CA, United States

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K092638 — FREESTYLE BLOOD GLUCOSE TEST STRIPS, MODELS 100-COUNT: 12401-01, 12101-21, 12101-22, 12101-23Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.·cleared 2010-06-15

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

FreeStyle Flash Blood Glucose Monitors System. Meter made in China; Distributed by TheraSense, Alameda, CA The FreeStyle Flash meter should only be used with FreeStyle Test Strips and FreeStyle Control Solution. Using other brands of test strips and control solutions with the FreeStyle Meter can product inaccurate results. Intended to monitor blood glucose from samples taken from the body. IVD use only,

Reason for recall

Abbott Diabetes Care has identified through internal testing and investigation that all non-applied voltage legacy meters have the potential to produce out of range control solution results and/or erroneously low blood glucose results when used in conjunction with Free Style test strips lots within expiry.

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