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Health product recall

ABX PENTRA 400 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY SYSTEM (2016-02-19)

Starting date:
February 19, 2016
Posting date:
May 31, 2016
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-58692

Affected products

A. ABX PENTRA 400 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY SYSTEM

Reason

A malfunction with reagent dispensing on the ABX Pentra 400 (version 5.0.8 & lower) and Pentra C400 (version 1.1.2 & lower) chemistry analyzers for the applications using 2 or more reagents in their assay reactions. Could potentially lead to falsely low or falsely high results.

Affected products

A. ABX PENTRA 400 CLINICAL CHEMISTRY SYSTEM

Lot or serial number

361014384

Model or catalog number

P4000000NUA1

Companies
Manufacturer

Horiba ABX, Parc Euromedecine

rue Du Caducee - BP 7290, Cedex 4,

Montpellier

34184

FRANCE