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Health product recall

Lifecodes Platelet Antibody Screening Kit

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-23845

Recalled Products

A. Lifecodes Platelet Antibody Screening Kit

Reason

Anomalous decrease in the average Optical Density (OD) results. During internal testing, the average OD values for the positive control were lower than expected in these lots. In most cases the lower reactivity LED to invalid assay runs. In a few instances the assays were considered valid, but due to the lower than expected reactivity the sensitivity may have been decreased for samples with average OD values near the assay cutoff.

Affected products

A. Lifecodes Platelet Antibody Screening Kit

Lot or serial number

101811P12

Model or catalog number

PAK12

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