—#144669

Product

CELL-DYN Emerald Cleaner, product number 09H46-02. 960mL. IVD; Hematology: The CELL-DYN Emerald Cleaner is designed for use on the CELL-DYN Emerald System, which is an automated hematology analyzer designed for in-vitro diagnostic use in clinical laboratories. The CELL-DYN Emerald Cleaner is an enzymatic cleaner used to clean the measurement system and the fluidics.

FDA product code: GKZ — Counter, Differential Cell
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Hematology
510(k) numbers: K081495
Affected lot / code info: Lot 6853, Expiration date: 31 JUL2017; Lot 6901, Expiration date: 31JUL2017; Lot 6953, Expiration date: 30SEP2017; May 4, 2016 - Firm advised SAN-DO that it has expanded the recall to include three additional lots: Lot 6991, Expiration date: 30NOV2017; Lot 7024, Expiration date: 31DEC2017; Lot: 7027, Expiration date: 31DEC2017. June 28, 2016 - firm added an additional 4 lots to recall: Lot 7044, expiration date 31JAN2018; Lot 7082, expiration date 28FEB2018; Lot 7110, expiration date 31MAR2018; Lot 7119, expiration date 30APR2018.

Why it was recalled

Three lots of CELL-DYN Emerald Cleaner may have occurrences where the analyzer generates Quality Control Out of Range Low for parameters RBC and PLT.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Under Investigation by firm

Action the firm took

All customers who were shipped the affected lots were sent a Product Recall letter on March 24, 2016 via Federal Express. Letters were titled Product Recall - Immediate Action Required. An additional four lots were discovered to be affected by the recall and the firm send letters to customers affected by these lots on June 27, 2016

Recalling firm

Firm: Abbott Laboratories
Address: 4551 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, California 95054-1208

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-US (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the countries of Austria, Bosnia & Herze, Cameroon, Egypt, Germany, Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Mali, Montenegro, Netherlands, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, UAE, New Zealand, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Jamaica, Turks & Caicos, Italy, Canada, Vietnam, Singapore, Argentina, Colombia, France, Paraguay, Australia, Uruguay, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Brazil, Hong, Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Turkey, Jamaica, St. Martin, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Guatemala, Peru, and Uruguay.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2016-03-24
Posted by FDA: 2016-04-19
Terminated: 2017-01-04
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #144669. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.