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Event 63838

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 10, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Horiba Instruments, Inc dba Horiba Medical

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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device · product 1 of 2

ABX PENTRA AST CP, Part Number: A11A01629. The ABX Pentra AST CP reagent is a diagnostic reagent for quantitative in vitro determination of Aspartate Amino Transferase (AST) in serum or plasma by colorimetry.

Z-0632-2013
Recall number
Z-0632-2013
Initiated
October 10, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
66886 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Horiba Medical is recalling the ABX PENTRA AST CP because during the AST application validation on the Pentra C200 using an Audit Systems linearity kit, it was determined that two higher values for AST (expected at 800 U/L and 1000 U/L) were recorded at 280 and 199 U/L without alarm.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

Horiba Medical is recalling the ABX PENTRA AST CP because during the AST application validation on the Pentra C200 using an Audit Systems linearity kit, it was determined that two higher values for AST (expected at 800 U/L and 1000 U/L) were recorded at 280 and 199 U/L without alarm.

Code information

Lot number: 00456-4108

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including CA, OK, NY, FL, AZ, NY, VA, and TX.

device · product 2 of 2

PENTRA C200, Part Number: A11A01629. The Pentra C200 system is a fully automated chemistry analyzer using colorimetry, turbidmetry and potentiometry technologies. It is mostly dedicated to in vitro diagnostic analyses based on homogeneous samples such as serum, plasma and uring.

Z-0633-2013
Recall number
Z-0633-2013
Initiated
October 10, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
384 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Horiba Medical is recalling the ABX PENTRA AST CP because during the AST application validation on the Pentra C200 using an Audit Systems linearity kit, it was determined that two higher values for AST (expected at 800 U/L and 1000 U/L) were recorded at 280 and 199 U/L without alarm.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Horiba Medical is recalling the ABX PENTRA AST CP because during the AST application validation on the Pentra C200 using an Audit Systems linearity kit, it was determined that two higher values for AST (expected at 800 U/L and 1000 U/L) were recorded at 280 and 199 U/L without alarm.

Code information

Lot number: 00456-4108

Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including CA, OK, NY, FL, AZ, NY, VA, and TX.