Abbott Ireland Diagnostics Division: Medical Device Recall in 2019 - (Recall #: Z-0799-2019)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2019.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

ARCHITECT Total T3 Reagent Kit used on ARCHITECT i1000SR or i2000/i2000SR platforms Product Usage: It is a Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA) for the quantitative determination of free triiodothyronine (Free T3) in human serum and plasma.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: October 12, 2018

Date Posted: February 13, 2019

Recall Number: Z-0799-2019

Event ID: 81402

Reason for Recall:

Samples tested using ARCHITECT Free T3 or ARCHITECT Total T3 assays may show depressed results due to a reagent carryover when testing on board with specific assays on the ARCHITECT i1000SR and i2000/i2999SR platforms.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 191,410 units total

Code Information:

List number (Kit Configuration): 7K64 20 (4 x 100 test/kit), 7K64 25 (1 x 100 tests/kit), 7K64 30 (4 x 500 tests/kit), 7K64 35 (1 x 500 tests/kit), 7K64 27 (1 x 100 tests/kit), 7K64 32 (4 x 500 tests/kit), 7K64 37 (1 x 500 tests/kit). All lot codes for each of these list numbers are included in the recall.

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide distribution to AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY, PR. International distribution to AFGHANISTAN, ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARMENIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVI, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DEM. REP. OF THE CON, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GAZA & JERICHO, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, IVORY COAST, JAMAICA, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MALI, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, MOZAMBIQUE, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NICARAGUA, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, REPUBLIC OF YEMEN, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA,SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TANZANIA, THE GAMBIA,TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UAE, UGANDA, UKRAINE,UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM, ZIMBABWE.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated