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Alinity m System…

Recall started · FDA enforcement report Jan. 12, 2022 Class II

Reason
There is an issue with the installation of updated camera firmware on the system.
Status
Terminated
Distribution
Distribution in the United States in CA, DC, GA, KY, IL, MD, MI, MN, MS, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SD, TX, WI OUS distribution to Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Columbia, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mozambique, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland…

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Enforcement report date
Jan. 12, 2022
Risk class
Class II (FDA's definition, 21 CFR 7.3(m): a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote)
Status
Terminated (FDA's definition: FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard; as in openFDA's data of Nov. 10, 2026)
Filed by
Abbott Molecular, Inc.
Product
Alinity m System, Part No. 08N53-002
Reason
There is an issue with the installation of updated camera firmware on the system.
Distribution pattern
Distribution in the United States in CA, DC, GA, KY, IL, MD, MI, MN, MS, NH, NJ, NY, RI, SD, TX, WI OUS distribution to Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Columbia, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, Mozambique, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and Vietnam
Quantity
74 devices
Codes and lots
Alinity m System, Model 08N53-002 74 impacted serial numbers: 00048, 00076, 00080, 00091, 00105, 00111, 00154, 00155, 00165, 00189, 00191, 00207, 00231, 00232, 00233, 00239, 00252, 00254, 00267, 00280, 00284, 00285, 00288, 00290, 00292, 00293, 00294, 00296, 00302, 00320, 00331, 00343, 00345, 00348, 00357, 00376, 00416, 00418, 00430, 00437, 00466, 00474, 00485, 00486, 00495, 00537, 00540, 00541, 00554, 00566, 00598, 00624, 00629, 00641, 00652, 00656, 00673, 00696, 00697, 00698, 00699, 00700, 00701, 00702, 00703, 00704, 00705, 00706, 00707, 00708, 00709, 00710, 00711, 00712 Impacted UDI numbers: (01)00884999048034(11)190115(21)00048(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)190326(21)00076(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)190331(21)00080(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)190423(21)00091(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)190523(21)00105(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)190522(21)00111(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)190807(21)00154(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)190809(21)00155(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)190822(21)00165(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)191001(21)00189(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)191003(21)00191(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)191105(21)00207(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200107(21)00231(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200113(21)00232(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200123(21)00233(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200130(21)00239(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200220(21)00252(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200225(21)00254(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200324(21)00267(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200430(21)00280(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200506(21)00284(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200528(21)00285(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200611(21)00288(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200611(21)00290(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200611(21)00292(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200611(21)00293(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200611(21)00294(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200619(21)00296(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200704(21)00302(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200728(21)00320(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200812(21)00331(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200824(21)00343(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200826(21)00345(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200831(21)00348(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200909(21)00357(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)200921(21)00376(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)201025(21)00416(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)201027(21)00418(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)201101(21)00430(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)201111(21)00437(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)201203(21)00466(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)201209(21)00474(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)201214(21)00485(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)201216(21)00486(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)201222(21)00495(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210125(21)00537(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210128(21)00540(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210128(21)00541(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210208(21)00554(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210217(21)00566(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210307(21)00598(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210324(21)00624(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210326(21)00629(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210331(21)00641(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210413(21)00652(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210415(21)00656(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210428(21)00673(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210521(21)00696(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210521(21)00697(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210524(21)00698(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210521(21)00699(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210527(21)00700(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210527(21)00701(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210527(21)00702(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210525(21)00703(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210525(21)00704(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210526(21)00705(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210526(21)00706(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210527(21)00707(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210526(21)00708(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210527(21)00709(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210528(21)00710(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210528(21)00711(240)08N53-002 (01)00884999048034(11)210527(21)00712(240)08N53-002
Recall started
Dec. 6, 2021
Recall terminated (FDA)
Sept. 30, 2024
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Device type
Assay, Hybridization And/Or Nucleic Acid Amplification For Detection Of Hepatitis C Rna,Hepatitis C Virus
Root cause (FDA)
Software design
What the company told customers
On December 06, 2021 Abbott Molecular issued a Product Correction letter to all customers who received an Alinity m instrument impacted by this issue (List Number 08N53 002). Customers are being informed of a previously completed assessment conducted by Abbott FSEs. Customers were initially informed at the time of the assessment, but proper reconciliation of the communication was not performed. 100% of customers are requested to return to Abbott a Customer Reply Form acknowledging receipt and understanding, and/or a request for assistance. Abbott personnel will follow up with customers by e mailing and or follow up visits/phone calls.
Recall number
Z-0463-2022

What the record says about this device

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“There is an issue with the installation of updated camera firmware on the system.”Alinity m System, Part No. 08N53-002, FDA enforcement report, 2022-01-12. The caption is the record's own words.

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FDA device name: Assay, Hybridization And/Or Nucleic Acid Amplification For Detection Of Hepatitis C Rna,Hepatitis C Virus

Distributed in (FDA's record): California District of Columbia Georgia Illinois Kentucky Maryland Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New York Rhode Island South Dakota Texas Wisconsin and nationwide

This recall among the others

  • FDA's enforcement report came 37 days after the firm started the recall. For half of the 888 FDA medical device recall events reported in 2022 with a start date, it took 54 days or fewer (by year).
  • Abbott Molecular: 2 other recalls or notices on this site in the three years before this one (from Jan. 13, 2019).

Counted from the agency records on this site, as on Statistics: a recall event once, by its first notice.

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FDA recall record Z-0463-2022, Jan. 12, 2022. "Alinity m System." PlainRecords, https://plainrecords.com/recall/device/z-0463-2022/ (as of the day it was built).

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