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Event 78608

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 14, 2017
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Completed
Recalling firm wording
Alere San Diego, Inc.

Dossier provenance

Source snapshots represented here

  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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Triage Drugs of Abuse Plus TCA 25 Test Kit, Model Numbers 92000, 92590, 92591; 25 individually pouched devices, 1 bottle of Wash Solution, 1 Pipette and 50 Pipette Tips in a labeled kit box. Product Usage: The Alere Triage Drugs of Abuse Panel plus Tricyclic Antidepressants uses eight discrete competitive immunoassay procedures for the simultaneous detection and identification of the major drugs and/or the urinary metabolites of eight different drug classes. The use of monoclonal antibodies that are specific for the drugs and/or metabolites of the eight drug classes ensures a high degree of sensitivity and specificity.

Z-0418-2018
Recall number
Z-0418-2018
Initiated
November 14, 2017
Classification
Class II
Status
Completed
Recalling firm
Alere San Diego, Inc.
Quantity
2940 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
The recalled lots have demonstrated unexpected false positive THC results.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

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Reason for recall

The recalled lots have demonstrated unexpected false positive THC results.

Code information

Lots 403111, 406741, 396588, 398577, 396587

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution - United States Nationwide and the countries of Japan, Canada

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