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Event 69289

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
September 11, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division

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 Total T3 Reagent Kit (7K64) consists of: - 1 or 4 Bottle(s) (6.6 mL/27.0 mL) anti-T3 (sheep) coated microparticles in MES buffer with sheep IgG stabilizers. Minimum Concentration: 0.08% solids. Preservative: ProClin 300. - 1 or 4 Bottle(s) (5.9 mL/26.3 mL) T3 acridinium-labeled conjugate in citrate buffer with NaCl and Triton X-100 stabilizers. Minimum concentration: 0.33 ng/mL. Preservative: ProClin 300. The ARCHITECT Total T3 (TT3) assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for the quantitative determination of total triiodothyronine (Total T33) in human serum and plasma.

Z-0474-2015
Recall number
Z-0474-2015
Initiated
September 11, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Quantity
7,415 kits

App-derived interpretation

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17% of ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit, LN 7K64-20/-25 reagent lots 38901UI00 and 38901UI01 may exhibit lower Relative Light Units (RLUs) than expected, which in turn may result in controls out of range or patient results higher than expected.

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Reason for recall

17% of ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit, LN 7K64-20/-25 reagent lots 38901UI00 and 38901UI01 may exhibit lower Relative Light Units (RLUs) than expected, which in turn may result in controls out of range or patient results higher than expected.

Code information

Product List Numbers, Lot Numbers, and Expiration Dates: 1) List Number: 7K64-20, Lot Number 38901UI00, Expires: 29-Jan-15; 2) List Number: 7K64-25; Lot Number 38901UI01, Expires: 29-Jan-15

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of AL , AR , AZ , CA , CT , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , LA , MA , MD , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , NJ , NV , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , WA , WI and WV., and the countries of : Andorra , Angola , Argentina , Armenia , Austria , Azerbaijan , Bangladesh , Barbados , Belarus , Belgium , Bosnia & Herzegovina , Brazil , Burkina Faso , Canada , Cayman Islands , Chile , China , Colombia , Costa Rica , Croatia , Czech Republic , Ecuador , Egypt , El Salvador , Ethopia , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Greenland , Guatemala , Honduras , Hong Kong , India , Indonesia , Iran , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Jamaica , Japan , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Korea , Kuwait , Latvia , Lebanon , Libya , Malaysia , Mexico , Moldova , Montenegro , Oman , Pakistan , Gaza & Jericho , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Philippines , Poland , Portugal , Qatar , Romania , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Serbia , Singapore , Slovakia , Spain , Sri Lanka. , Switzerland , Taiwan , Tajikistan , Thailand , The Netherlands , Trinidad & Tobago , Turkey , Ukraine ,United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Venezuela , Vietnam and Yemen.