Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 25902 |
| Brand Name: | Accelerator APS Aliquoter Module |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All serial numbers |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Abbott Diagnostics Division Ground Floor, Building D 4 Pacific Rise Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1640 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 656 233 |
| Manufacturer: | Abbott Diagnostics |
| Issue: | The APS Aliquoter's current error recovery procedure dispenses the aliquoter volume back into the Primary Tube in the case of an AQM "clot detection error" (error code E0E0). If the error is not due to a sample clot, but generated from an aliquoter hardware failure, a portion of the distilled water from the Aliquoter Module hydraulic circuit may be dispensed into the Primary Tube leading to sample dilution. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 7/4/2020 |
