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Event 61979

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
May 30, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Abbott Laboratories

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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ARCHITECT CA 19-9XR Reagent Kit; ARCHITECT CA 19-9 Reagent Kit, list 291-20 (4 x 100 tests), 2K91-25 and 2K91-27 (1 x 100 tests); Product Usage: The ARCHITECT CA 19-9XR assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for the quantitative determination of 1116-NS-19-9 reactive determinants in human serum or plasma on the ARCHITECT i System. The ARCHITECT CA-19-9XR assay is to be used as an aid in the management of pancreatic cancer patients in conjunction with other clinical methods.

Z-1904-2012
Recall number
Z-1904-2012
Initiated
May 30, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Abbott Laboratories
Quantity
316 kits - USA, 8,356 kits ROW

App-derived interpretation

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The six ARCHITECT CA 19-9XR reagent lots are demonstrating a shift up in patient results. The Abbott Controls however do not detect the upward shift and will test within range.

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Reason for recall

The six ARCHITECT CA 19-9XR reagent lots are demonstrating a shift up in patient results. The Abbott Controls however do not detect the upward shift and will test within range.

Code information

lot 08849M500 exp. 10/13/2012; lot 08851M500 exp. 10/13/2012; lot 08852M500 exp. 11/30/2012; lot 08853M500 exp. 11/30/2012; lot 10040M500 exp. 11/30/2012; and lot 10122M500 exp. 11/30/2012

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US (nationwide) the states of: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, including Puerto Rico, and the countries of Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Gaza & Jericho, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Yemen, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela and Vietnam.