Reported Jan 12, 2022 · Terminated

Alinity m System, Part No. 08N53-002

Abbott Molecular, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Abbott Molecular, Inc. · 1300 E Touhy Ave · Des Plaines, IL · 60018-3315

Is this the product you have?

  • Alinity m System, Part No. 08N53-002
Lot codes and dates
  • Alinity m System, Model 08N53-002, all serial numbers
Amount recalled
742 devices

This recall covers 4 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 3 are below.

Why it was recalled

There is a software defect that can cause the Amplification Detection clamp CLEAN position to be set too high.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Aug 14, 2026 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:19 PM UTC

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