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Health product recall

LifeCodes PF4 Enhanced

Starting date:
July 27, 2012
Posting date:
September 3, 2012
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-23821

Recalled Products

A. LifeCodes PF4 Enhanced

Reason

Anomalous decreases in the average Optical Density (OD) results. This reduction in average OD causes the positive control values to be too low for a valid assay.

Affected products

A. LifeCodes PF4 Enhanced

Lot or serial number

092711-X45

Model or catalog number

X-HAT45

Companies
Manufacturer
Gen-Probe GTI Diagnostics Inc. DBA
Gen-Probe Incorporated