Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 26378 |
| Brand Name: | Alinity m System |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All lot numbers |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Abbott Laboratories (NZ) Ltd Unit D 4 Pacific Rise Mt Wellington Auckland 2025 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 656 233 |
| Manufacturer: | Abbott Laboratories (NZ) Ltd |
| Issue: | There is potential impact to sample processing when using gel tubes for Alinity m HIV-1, HCV and HBV testing. If a gel tube is dropped inside the instrument, there is a potential for a delay of results. Although improbable, there is potential for biohazard exposure or cross-contamination. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Product to be modified |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 5/8/2020 |
