Device recall: ABX PENTRA Urine Control L/H. The ABX PENTRA Urine Control L/H is a two-level (Low and High) quality control…
Class III FDA enforcement event 67133. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
HORIBA Medical is informing all ABX PENTRA Urine Control L/H customers running the Creatinine assay on ABX PENTRA Chemistry Analyzers that the Target Range for Creatinine has been updated. The ABX PENTRA Urine Control L/H lot specific annexes have been updated to include revised acceptable Target Ranges for Creatinine.No other analyte values are affected.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Horiba Instruments, Inc dba Horiba Medical started this device recall on 18 Dec 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Irvine, CA. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 67133 has 1 product record. The first FDA enforcement report date is 12 Feb 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 9 Oct 2014.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Canada.
Recalling firm
Horiba Instruments, Inc dba Horiba Medical, Irvine, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
1 product record in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0924-2014 | ABX PENTRA Urine Control L/H. The ABX PENTRA Urine Control L/H is a two-level (Low and High) quality control consisting of liquid solutions prepared from human urine with chemical additives and materials of biological origin added as required to obtain given component levels. The assigned values of the control… | 531 | Class III | Terminated | 12 Feb 2014 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2013
- 1,236
- Share of these events in Class III
- 5%
- Product records in this event
- 1Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 15
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0924-2014The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 67133. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/67133/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
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- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Canada.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 67133?
- The FDA record gives this quantity:
531
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 5% of the 1,236 device events that started in 2013 are in Class III.