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Device recall: Alere Triage BNP Calibrators for the Beckman Coulter Access Family of Immunoassay Systems, Model No. 98202 The Alere Tri
Alere San Diego, Inc. (San Diego, CA) initiated this device recall on 30 May 2014; FDA lists 1 product record under event 68469, classified Class III.
FDA defines Class III as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences. 4% of the 1,176 device enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 11 Feb 2015. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Alere San Diego, Inc. has 28 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Alere San Diego, Inc., San Diego, CA.
Reason for recall
"Alere San Diego is recalling Alere Triage BNP Calibrators for the Beckman Coulter Access Family of Immunoassay Systems because the bottle labeled as Calibrator Level 5 actually contains Calibrator Level 4. This results in a calibration failure when attempting to calibrate using a calibrator kit which contains the affected Level 5 Calibrator."
Distribution
"Worldwide Distribution - Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Canada, China, EU, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1928-2014 | Alere Triage BNP Calibrators for the Beckman Coulter Access Family of Immunoassay Systems, Model No. 98202 The Alere Triage BNP test is intended for use with the Beckman Coulter Access Family of Immunoassay Systems for the In Vitro quantitative measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) in plasma specimens using… | 3,121 kits | Class III | Terminated | 2 Jul 2014 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Alere San Diego, Inc.
All 28 events for Alere San Diego, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Alere San Diego is recalling Alere Triage BNP Calibrators for the Beckman Coulter Access Family of Immunoassay Systems because the bottle labeled as Calibrator Level 5 actually contains Calibrator Level 4. This results in a calibration failure when attempting to calibrate using a calibrator kit which contains the affected Level 5 Calibrator."
What does Class III mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class III is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide Distribution - Nationwide and the countries of Australia, Canada, China, EU, Mexico, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan and United Arab Emirates."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 11 Feb 2015. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.