ARCHITECT BNP Controls Ptoduct Usage: The ARCHITECT BNP Controls are for the estimation of test precision and the detection of systematic analytical deviations of the ARCHITECT iSystem (reagents, calibrators and instrument), when used for the quantitative determination of human B type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in human EDTA plasma.

Reason: Presence of a time dependent, stability drift in patient and control results returned from ARCHITECT BNP testing.

Code information: a. List Number 8K28 11 - Lot Number (Expiration Date) UDI: 44K78918 (18JUN2019) (01)00380740017477(17)190618(10)44K78918, 44K80918 (05SEP2019) (01)00380740017477(17)190905(10)44K80918, 44K82718 (15NOV2019) (01)00380740017477(17)191115(10)44K82718; b. List Number 8K28 12 - Lot Number (Expiration Date) UDI: 44K79518 (23Jul2019) (01)00380740145262(17)190723(10)44K79518, 44K81118 (5Sep2019) (01)00380740145262(17)190905(10)44K81118, 44K82818 (15Nov2019) (01)00380740145262(17)191115(10)44K82818, 44K84219 (17Dec2019) (01)00380740145262(17)191217(10)44K84219

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