Abbott Laboratories, Inc: Medical Device Recall in 2019 - (Recall #: Z-1991-2019)

Apolipoprotein A1 is an in vitro diagnostic assay for the quantitative determination of apolipoprotein A1 in human serum or plasma. Antibodies to apolipoprotein A1 combine with apolipoprotein A1 in the sample to form insoluble immune complexes. The immune complexes cause an increase in light scattering (turbidity). The resulting increase in sample turbidity, measured at 804 nm, is directly proportional to the concentration of apolipoprotein A1 in the sample.

Class II

An update to the Reagents and Specimen Collection and Handling/Preparation for Analysis sections of the IFU was required due to different issues with the various products.

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Distribution was nationwide, including Puerto Rico. There was government/military distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovi, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao (Netherlands Antilles), Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Gaza & Jericho, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya. Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos, Tunisia, UAE, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Viet Nam.

Voluntary: Firm initiated