Abbott Laboratories: Medical Device Recall in 2019 - (Recall #: Z-2079-2019)

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 BNP Controls Ptoduct Usage: The ARCHITECT BNP Controls are for the estimation of test precision and the detection of systematic analytical deviations of the ARCHITECT iSystem (reagents, calibrators and instrument), when used for the quantitative determination of human B type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in human EDTA plasma.

Product Classification:

Class III

Date Initiated: May 24, 2019

Date Posted: July 31, 2019

Recall Number: Z-2079-2019

Event ID: 83053

Reason for Recall:

Presence of a time dependent, stability drift in patient and control results returned from ARCHITECT BNP testing.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 6,623 units

Code Information:

a. List Number 8K28 11 - Lot Number (Expiration Date) UDI: 44K78918 (18JUN2019) (01)00380740017477(17)190618(10)44K78918, 44K80918 (05SEP2019) (01)00380740017477(17)190905(10)44K80918, 44K82718 (15NOV2019) (01)00380740017477(17)191115(10)44K82718; b. List Number 8K28 12 - Lot Number (Expiration Date) UDI: 44K79518 (23Jul2019) (01)00380740145262(17)190723(10)44K79518, 44K81118 (5Sep2019) (01)00380740145262(17)190905(10)44K81118, 44K82818 (15Nov2019) (01)00380740145262(17)191115(10)44K82818, 44K84219 (17Dec2019) (01)00380740145262(17)191217(10)44K84219

Distribution Pattern:

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY. Distributed worldwide to ALGERIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVI, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CROATIA, CURACAO, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GAZA & JERICHO, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GREENLAND, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALDIVES, MALI, MAURITANIA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWITZERLAND, TANZANIA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UAE, UGANDA, UNITED KINGDOM, VIETNAM, ZIMBABWE.

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated