FDA (Devices) recall action 93298
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A high recovery of Iron assay has been observed at some customer sites. Internal studies confirmed the positive shift of Quality Control and patient samples results, up to 15% for Iron Products (Alinity c Iron Reagent REF. 08P3920) to be used on Abbott Alinity Instrument and to 30% for Iron Products (IRON REF. 6K95-41 and IRON REF. 6K95- 30) to be used on Abbott Architect Instrument. When using the affected lots, there is a potential for delay in reporting patient results due to QC failure, also a potential for falsely elevated results.
The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.
The unit total adds up the quantities the agency stated for each product. Where a product record gave no figure, or gave a weight rather than a count, it contributes nothing — so the real total is at least this, never less.
The FDA is recalling Alinity c Iron Reagent lots due to inaccurate results. The reagent produces falsely elevated patient iron values and may prevent proper quality control verification.
Sentinel CH SpA is recalling IRON assay kits (Reference Numbers 6K95-41 and 6K95-30) that may produce falsely elevated results. Affected lots could cause inaccurate iron measurements and delays in patient test reporting.