Abbott Diagnostics Technologies AS: Medical Device Recall in 2020 - (Recall #: Z-2192-2020)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2020.

Data Source: FDA.
Product Description:

Power supply provided with Afinion 2, Catalog numbers 1116553, 1116554, 1116556, 1116557, 1116597, 1116598, 1116663, 1116679, 1116680, 1116681, 1116682, 1116684, 1116770, 1116771, 1116772, 1116777, 1116778, 1116970, 1116971, 1116985, 1116986, IVD. The firm name on the label is Abbott Diagnostics Technologies AS, Oslo, Norway. Power supply provided with Alere Afinion AS100 Analyzer, Catalog numbers 1115175, 1115390, 1116049, 1116050, 1116053, 1116054, 1116456, and 1116980. The firm name on the label is Alere Technologies AS, Oslo, Norway.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: March 23, 2020
Date Posted: June 10, 2020
Recall Number: Z-2192-2020
Event ID: 85313
Reason for Recall:

The analyzer system may have an electrostatic discharge and sparking of the power supply provided with the analyzers resulting in the power supply becoming non-functional.

Status: Ongoing
Product Quantity: 42,237 instruments
Code Information:

All serial numbers are affected.

Distribution Pattern:

Distribution was made to NJ. There was no direct government/military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada, Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, The Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timur, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated