Alinity m System, Part Number: 08N53-002 — FDA record Z-1602-2024

Reported ongoing

Status as reported in the agency record. FDA warns that enforcement status may not track the current recall lifecycle; check the current official notice.

Source date Mar 20, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; check FSIS directly. Source coverage and dates.

What the record says

Product
Alinity m System, Part Number: 08N53-002
Reason
The Alinity m System camera detects whether tubes are "capped." If the camera detects a cap and the retention bar is not present on the sample rack, the system will generate the message 'Error - 6013: Has cap, no retention bar." Abbott has identified an issue concerning the use of certain third-party Universal Transport Medium (UTM) tubes on the Alinity m System. This issue has been observed with Copan UTM-RT 3 mL Without Beads Transport & Preservation Medium for Viral Molecular Diagnostics Testing, Part Number (PN) 3C047N. However, it is possible that other third party manufactured tubes could experience the same issue.
Classification
Class II
Recalling firm
Abbott Molecular, Inc.
Quantity
1,012 units
Agency-reported status
Ongoing
Source record identifier
Z-1602-2024

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Lot and product identifiers

Label fieldDetails supplied by the agency
Lot, code or applicabilityPart Number: 08N53-002; UD/DI: 00884999048034. Not Serial Number specific

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Distribution

Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, LATVIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA (CIS), SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UGANDA, UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM, ZIMBABWE.

States below are derived from the distribution text, including nationwide wording. They are not inferred from the firm's address.

Dates in the source

Report date
May 1, 2024
Recall initiation date
Mar 20, 2024
Center classification date
Apr 19, 2024

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