Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-0474-2015)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit (7K64) consists of: - 1 or 4 Bottle(s) (6.6 mL/27.0 mL) anti-T3 (sheep) coated microparticles in MES buffer with sheep IgG stabilizers. Minimum Concentration: 0.08% solids. Preservative: ProClin 300. - 1 or 4 Bottle(s) (5.9 mL/26.3 mL) T3 acridinium-labeled conjugate in citrate buffer with NaCl and Triton X-100 stabilizers. Minimum concentration: 0.33 ng/mL. Preservative: ProClin 300. The ARCHITECT Total T3 (TT3) assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) for the quantitative determination of total triiodothyronine (Total T33) in human serum and plasma.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: September 11, 2014

Date Posted: December 3, 2014

Recall Number: Z-0474-2015

Event ID: 69289

Reason for Recall:

17% of ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit, LN 7K64-20/-25 reagent lots 38901UI00 and 38901UI01 may exhibit lower Relative Light Units (RLUs) than expected, which in turn may result in controls out of range or patient results higher than expected.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 7,415 kits

Code Information:

Product List Numbers, Lot Numbers, and Expiration Dates: 1) List Number: 7K64-20, Lot Number 38901UI00, Expires: 29-Jan-15; 2) List Number: 7K64-25; Lot Number 38901UI01, Expires: 29-Jan-15

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) including Puerto Rico and the states of AL , AR , AZ , CA , CT , FL , GA , IL , IN , KS , LA , MA , MD , MI , MN , MO , MS , MT , NC , NJ , NV , NY , OH , OK , PA , SC , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , WA , WI and WV., and the countries of : Andorra , Angola , Argentina , Armenia , Austria , Azerbaijan , Bangladesh , Barbados , Belarus , Belgium , Bosnia & Herzegovina , Brazil , Burkina Faso , Canada , Cayman Islands , Chile , China , Colombia , Costa Rica , Croatia , Czech Republic , Ecuador , Egypt , El Salvador , Ethopia , Georgia , Germany , Greece , Greenland , Guatemala , Honduras , Hong Kong , India , Indonesia , Iran , Ireland , Israel , Italy , Jamaica , Japan , Kazakhstan , Kenya , Korea , Kuwait , Latvia , Lebanon , Libya , Malaysia , Mexico , Moldova , Montenegro , Oman , Pakistan , Gaza & Jericho , Panama , Paraguay , Peru , Philippines , Poland , Portugal , Qatar , Romania , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Serbia , Singapore , Slovakia , Spain , Sri Lanka. , Switzerland , Taiwan , Tajikistan , Thailand , The Netherlands , Trinidad & Tobago , Turkey , Ukraine ,United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Venezuela , Vietnam and Yemen.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated