PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

The ARCHITECT Estradiol Kit Intended to measure estradiol, an estrogenic steroid, in plasma.

Reported: June 8, 2016 Initiated: March 24, 2016 #Z-1865-2016

Product Description

The ARCHITECT Estradiol Kit Intended to measure estradiol, an estrogenic steroid, in plasma.

Reason for Recall

Interaction of Fulvestrant with the ARCHITECT Estradiol assay, leading to falsely elevated estradiol results in patients treated with Fulvestrant.

Details

Recalling Firm
Abbott Laboratories
Units Affected
39,346 units
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution -- US, to the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY; and, the countries of ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVI, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, FRANCE, GAZA & JERICHO, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, IVORY COAST, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MALI, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, REPUBLIC OF YEMEN, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TOGO, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UAE, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM and ZIMBABWE.
Location
Abbott Park, IL

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
The ARCHITECT Estradiol Kit Intended to measure estradiol, an estrogenic steroid, in plasma.. Recalled by Abbott Laboratories. Units affected: 39,346 units.
Why was this product recalled?
Interaction of Fulvestrant with the ARCHITECT Estradiol assay, leading to falsely elevated estradiol results in patients treated with Fulvestrant.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on June 8, 2016. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-1865-2016.