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Event 83925

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
February 27, 2018
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class III
Statuses
Ongoing
Recalling firm wording
Helena Laboratories, Corp.

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

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SPIFE Alkaline Hemoglobin Kit, Cat. No. 3415, for use in the separation and quantitation of hemoglobins by agarose electrophoresis using the SPIFE systems

Z-0297-2020
Recall number
Z-0297-2020
Initiated
February 27, 2018
Classification
Class III
Status
Ongoing
Quantity
899 kits

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Lots of gel kits contained a newer revision of the Customer Procedures instructions than intended. The incorrect inserts refer to updated parameters associated with new electrodes -- which have not yet been made available to users.

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Reason for recall

Lots of gel kits contained a newer revision of the Customer Procedures instructions than intended. The incorrect inserts refer to updated parameters associated with new electrodes -- which have not yet been made available to users.

Code information

Lot Codes [Scheme: 62(nd lot)-(of 20)17-(for C/N)551977]: " Lot 62-17-551977 " Lot 63-17-551977 " Lot 64-17-551977 " Lot 65-17-551977 " Lot 66-17-551977 " Lot 67-17-551977 " Lot 68-17-551977 " Lot 69-17-551977 " Lot 70-17-551977 " Lot 71-17-551977 " Lot 72-17-551977 " Lot 1-18-551977, " Lot 2-18-551977 " Lot 3-18-551977 " Lot 4-18-551977 " Lot 5-18-551977 " Lot 6-18-551977 " Lot 7-18-551977 " Lot 8-18-551977 " Lot 9-18-551977 " Lot 10-18-551977 " Lot 11-18-551977 " Lot 12-18-551977 " Lot 13-18-551977 The expiration date for all 2017-manufactured lots is 9/30/18. The expiration date for Lot 1 through Lot 11 of 2018 is 10/31/18. The expiration date for Lot 12 and Lot 13 of 2018 is 12/31/18.

Distribution pattern

US: OH, NY, MI, IN, IL, MS, TX, CT, NJ, KY, FL, MD, GA, PA, AZ, MO, VA, SC, LA, KS, WA, WI, OUS: Colombia, Brasil, Taiwan