Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 24612 |
| Brand Name: | Abbott ARCHITECT Assays |
| Model: | ARCHITECT Complement C3, ARCHITECT Immunoglobulin A, ARCHITECT Immunoglobulin G, ARCHITECT Immunoglobulin M, ARCHITECT Apolipoprotein A1,ARCHITECT Complement C4, ARCHITECT Haptoglobin,ARCHITECT Apolipoprotein B,ARCHITECT Transferrin |
| Affected: | |
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| Recalling Organisation: | Abbott Diagnostics Division Ground Floor, Building D 4 Pacific Rise Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1640 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 656 233 |
| Manufacturer: | Abbott Diagnostics Division |
| Issue: | There is a potential for falsely depressed results due to fibrinogen interference with EDTA specimens for multiple ARCHITECT Assays. For Complement C4, there is a potential for falsely depressed results due to fibrinogen interference with heparin tubes. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 23/5/2019 |
