Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 28973 |
| Brand Name: | Integrated Reaction Unit (IRU) |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Lot Numbers 766233, 770433, 771200, 771201, and 773642 used with the Alinity m System. |
| 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 |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has received complaints associated with the Alinity m Reaction Vessels (RVs) detaching from the RV Cap during transport by the pipettor robot. Customers reported finding RVs on the instrument deck, and Abbott has determined that an increase in the frequency of 1998 errors (Fluorescence signal evaluation did not meet expected criteria. Excessive noise was detected in the reference signal.) is associated with this issue. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 14/2/2022 |
