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Device product

Alere Cholestech LDX Analyzer, model # 14-874 containing power supplies with the identifying codes of 1837d and 1843d - Product Usage: The Alere Cholestech LDX System is a small, portable analyzer and test cassette system. The System is for in vitro diagnostic use only. The Lipid Profile GLU Cassette is for the quantitative determination of total cholesterol, HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose in whole blood. A TC/HDL (total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol) ratio and estimated values for LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and non-HDL cholesterol are calculated by the Alere Cholestech LDX¿ Analyzer.

Z-2475-2019

February 15, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Alere San Diego, Inc.
Event
Event 83410
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
186 analyzer kits
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2475-2019

Official wording

Reason: The polarity of the output of power supply was reversed. Due to polarity of the output of power supplies being reversed, it renders the power supplies nonfunctional and the analyzer inoperable.

Code information: Lot/Unit Codes: Lot codes of Meter Kits: 418197, 418198, 418199, 418252, & 418253 Lot codes of Power Supplies: 724599, 724604, & 725914 Serial Numbers: AA184455, AA184344, AA184328, AA184388, AA184304, AA184349, AA184396, AA184339, AA184421, AA184280, AA184435, AA184427, AA184395, AA183401, AA184394, AA184710, AA184345, AA184039, AA184463, AA184609, AA184383, AA184415, AA184094, AA184070, AA184412, AA183861, AA184278, AA184283, AA184711, AA184392, AA184343, AA184368, AA184708, AA184350, AA184674, AA184378, AA184433, AA184366, AA184365, AA184354, AA184369, AA184067, AA184353, AA184664, AA184279, AA184355, AA184270, AA184285, AA184017, AA184272, AA184340, AA184346, AA184347, AA184336, AA184342, AA184269, AA184376, AA184949, AA184386, AA184351, AA184341, AA184413, AA184298, AA183707, AA184595, AA184364, AA184287, AA184618, AA184971, AA184334, AA184845, AA184267, AA184296, AA184333, AA184608, AA184651, AA184319, AA184348, AA184317, AA184699, AA184430, AA184432, AA184363, AA184030, AA184338, AA184371, AA184375, AA184393, AA184306, AA184447, AA183418, AA184323, AA184401, AA184438, AA184594, AA184281, AA184461, AA184312, AA184321, AA184288, AA184357, AA184380, AA184617, AA184352, AA184273, AA184303, AA184424, AA184290, AA184300, AA184916, AA184965, AA184963, AA184980, AA184964, AA184955, AA185069, AA185009, AA184904, AA184993, AA184973, AA184991, AA184995, AA184900, AA185046, AA184951, AA185927, AA184468, AA185050, AA184967, AA184853, AA184877, AA184830, AA184961, AA184794, AA184930, AA184459, AA184887, AA184869, AA185020, AA184785, AA184985, AA184901, AA184979, AA184990, AA184865, AA184988, AA184872, AA184952, AA184946, AA184924, AA182949, AA184918, AA184928, AA184886, AA184957, AA184974, AA184862, AA185022, AA184657, AA184880, AA185021, AA184922, AA184875, AA185013, AA184943, AA184873, AA184989, AA184742, AA184876, AA184301, AA184367, AA184370, AA184359, AA184434, AA184615, AA185004, AA184678, AA184329, AA184377, AA184326, AA184284, AA184384, AA184795, AA184297, AA183549, AA184318

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, A, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY< OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI. No OUS consignees

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The polarity of the output of power supply was reversed. Due to polarity of the output of power supplies being reversed, it renders the power supplies nonfunctional and the analyzer inoperable.