Reported May 1, 2024 · Ongoing

Alinity m System, Part Number: 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 Number08N53-002
Lot codes and dates
  • Part Number08N53-002
  • UD/DI00884999048034. Not Serial Number specific
Amount recalled
1,012 units

Where it was sold

  • Nationwide

Why it was recalled

The Alinity m System camera detects whether tubes are "capped." If the camera detects a cap and the retention bar is not present on the sample rack, the system will generate the message 'Error - 6013: Has cap, no retention bar." Abbott has identified an issue concerning the use of certain third-party Universal Transport Medium (UTM) tubes on the Alinity m System. This issue has been observed with Copan UTM-RT 3 mL Without Beads Transport & Preservation Medium for Viral Molecular Diagnostics Testing, Part Number (PN) 3C047N. However, it is possible that other third party manufactured tubes could experience the same issue.

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

Data as of Sep 19, 6:51 PM UTC

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