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Event 63918

2 recalled-product records grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
October 22, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class III
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Alere San Diego, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • 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

Enforcement coverage uses report dates; product initiation dates can precede those bounds. Device-enrichment coverage uses FDA event_date_initiated.

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device · product 1 of 2

Alere Cholestech LDX Multianalyte Control, 2 vial set, Catalog Number: 88769 Alere Cholestech LDX Multianalyte Control (hereafter referred to as Controls) enables users to monitor the performance of total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), triglycerides (TRG), glucose (GLU), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test procedures on the Alere Cholestech LDX System. The results obtained for the controls are to be compared with the assigned values given on the Expected Values Card, accompanying the package insert, to determine if the procedure is within control limits. Assayed quality control material for use with the Alere Cholestech LDX System.

Z-0746-2013
Recall number
Z-0746-2013
Initiated
October 22, 2012
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Alere San Diego, Inc.
Quantity
11,166 kits

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Out of range (increased) HDL Cholesterol results.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

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Reason for recall

Out of range (increased) HDL Cholesterol results.

Code information

Lot#C2510, C2510A, C2572, C2572A, C2593, and C2593A.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Puerto Rico and South Korea.

device · product 2 of 2

Alere Cholestech LDX Calibration Verification, 4 vial set, Catalog Number: 88770 Alere Cholestech LDX Calibration Verification (hereafter referred to as CAL VERS) enables users to monitor the performance of total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), triglycerides (TRG), and glucose (GLU) test procedures on the Alere Cholestech LDX System. Calibration verification is optional for CLIA waived systems, such as the Alere Cholestech LDX System, under CLIA regulations. However local or state regulations may require that calibration verification is run at regular intervals.

Z-0747-2013
Recall number
Z-0747-2013
Initiated
October 22, 2012
Classification
Class III
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Alere San Diego, Inc.
Quantity
614 kits

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Out of range (increased) HDL Cholesterol results.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Component design/selection

Compare all device evidence states

Inspect official wording and provenance

Reason for recall

Out of range (increased) HDL Cholesterol results.

Code information

Lot#271097, 298148, and 301886

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Puerto Rico and South Korea.