Health product recall

ARCHITECT B12 Reagent Kit (2018-12-20)

Starting date:
December 20, 2018
Posting date:
January 10, 2019
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-68716

Affected products

ARCHITECT B12 Reagent Kit

Reason

Abbott has identified that the incorrect components, 2 assay diluent bottles (7K61J) or 2 pre-treatment 1 bottles (7K61U), may be present in a portion of batch 91345UI00. Kits that do not contain all correct components cannot be scanned on the architect instrument, an error code will be generated upon loading on the reagent inventory screen (e.g.: error code 0900 or 0201).

Affected products

ARCHITECT B12 Reagent Kit

Lot or serial number

91345UI00

Model or catalog number

7K61-35

Companies
Manufacturer

Abbott Ireland Diagnostic Division

Lisnamuck, Longford

IRELAND