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Device product

AB SCIEX Triple Quad 4500MD LC/MS/MS System. Mass Spectrometer for In-Vitro Diagnostic Use. Instrument Part Number (REF): 5031257 3200MD series and 4500MD series are mass spectrometers intended to identify inorganic or organic compounds (e.g., lead, mercury, and drugs) in human specimens by ionizing the compound under investigation and separating the resulting ions by means of an electrical and magnetic field according to their mass. It is intended for in vitro diagnostic purposes. For in vitro diagnostic use.

Z-2528-2016

June 16, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Ab Sciex
Event
Event 74520
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
121 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2528-2016

Official wording

Reason: MultiQuant MD software where under certain conditions a user can be presented with incorrect quantitative results when using the Sum Multiple Ions feature.

Code information: Software Version: MultiQuant MD 3.0, MultiQuant MD 3.0.1 and MultiQuant MD 3.0.2 software

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - US (Nationwide) Internationally to Canada, Austria, China, Netherlands, Norway, India, Korea, Germany, France, Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, Russia, UK, Malaysia,

Derived failure modes

  • Device software or design

    reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0

    software where under certain conditions a user can