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Event 63946

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
December 18, 2012
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Abbott Laboratories, Inc

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 HBsAg Qualitative Assay, List Number 4P53 and ARCHITECT HBsAg Qualitative Confirmatory Assay, List Number 4P54 The ARCHITECT HBsAg Qualitative assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for the qualitative detection of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in human adult and pediatric serum and plasma and neonate serum.

Z-0987-2013
Recall number
Z-0987-2013
Initiated
December 18, 2012
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Abbott Laboratories, Inc
Quantity
12

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Abbott has identified that assay files for the ARCHITECT HBsAg Qualitative and HBsAg Qualitative Confirmatory assays (LNs 4P53 and 4P54) on the ARCHITECT i1000SR System were mistakenly made available on abbottdiagnostics.com in October 2012. Additionally, some i1000SR customers received notification through AbbottLink in November 2012 that assay files for LNs 4P53 and 4P54 were available. The AR

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Reason for recall

Abbott has identified that assay files for the ARCHITECT HBsAg Qualitative and HBsAg Qualitative Confirmatory assays (LNs 4P53 and 4P54) on the ARCHITECT i1000SR System were mistakenly made available on abbottdiagnostics.com in October 2012. Additionally, some i1000SR customers received notification through AbbottLink in November 2012 that assay files for LNs 4P53 and 4P54 were available. The AR

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Distribution pattern

Nationwide Distribution including AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MA, MD, MO, NJ, NY, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, and WA.