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Device product

ABX Pentra 400 (version 5.0.8 or lower) The ABX PENTRA 400 and 400C are discrete photometric bench top chemistry analyzers for clinical use. The device is intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures by performing various steps such as pipetting, mixing, heating and measuring color intensity. The device is intended for use in conjunction with certain materials to measure a variety of analytes.

Z-1553-2016

February 19, 2016

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Horiba Instruments Inc
Event
Event 73349
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
201
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1553-2016

Official wording

Reason: Horiba Instruments, Inc. is recalling ABX Pentra 400( version 5.0.8 or lower) and Pentra C400 (version 1.1.2 or lower) because clinical chemistry analyzer malfunctions when the following certain alarms appear on the system.

Code information: All lot/serial #s

Distribution pattern: USA (nationwide Distribution) to the states of : CA, NY, AL,OK, MS, MD, NV, MN, TX, KY, WV, MI, NY, MT, IL, FL,WA, ID, MO, WY, NJ, VA, KY, GA, PA, TN, MS, KS, AZ, NE, SC, OR, OH, IA, RI, MI and NC.

Derived failure modes

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    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Horiba Instruments, Inc. is recalling ABX Pentra 400( version 5.0.8 or lower) and Pentra C400 (version 1.1.2 or lower) because clinical chemistry analyzer malfunctions when the following certain alarms appear on the system.