Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 28974 |
| Brand Name: | Alinity m System |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | All lots |
| 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 identified an increase in customer complaints of Reaction Vessel (RV) transfer errors, also called shifting or popping, out of Amplification Detection Units (ADUs) inside the Alinity m System. It has been determined that lowering the clamp bar height, may result in an increase in RV transfer errors. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 15/2/2022 |
