Reported Jan 23, 2013 · Terminated

NEOBASE NON-DERIVATIZED MSMS KIT Product Number: 3040-001U. This tandem mass spectrometry (MSMS) reagent kit is…

Perkinelmer

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: Perkinelmer · 940 Winter Street · Waltham, MA · 02451

Is this the product you have?

  • NEOBASE
  • NON-DERIVATIZED MSMS KIT Product Number3040-001U. This tandem mass spectrometry (MSMS) reagent kit is intended for the measurement and evaluation of amino acids, succinylacetone, free carnitine, and acylcarnitine concentrations from newborn heel prick blood samples dried on filter paper. Quantitative analysis of these analytes ) and their relationship with each other is intended to provide analyte concentration profiles that may aid in screening newborns for metabolic disorders
Lot codes and dates
  • Lot Numbers
    • 617253
    • 617346
    • 618494
    • 618653
    • 618764
    • 619453
Amount recalled
819 kits (10 plates/kit)

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

Truncated V-Bottomed Microplate Wells used in assays contain defective wells.

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 Mar 7, 2014 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:38 PM UTC

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