FDA Recall: Hq analyzer results in system not applying appropriate flagging to results when saturation is present

Company: Abbott Laboratories
Date of Enforcement Report: 11/12/2025
Class: II

PRODUCT:

Brand Name: Alinity hq Analyzer Product Name: Alinity hq Analyzer Model/Catalog Number: 09P68-01 Software Version: 5.0 to 5.10.1 for OUS, 5.7 and 5.10.1 in the US Product Description: Alinity hq Analyzer Component: No

Recall Number:

Z-0489-2026

REASON:

Software issue for hq analyzer results in system not visibly applying appropriate flagging to results when saturation is present which may result in incorrect results.

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER:

Abbott Laboratories

VOLUME:

833

DISTRIBUTION:

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: AL, CA, CO, FL, IN, MN, NC, NY, OK and OUS (foreign) to countries of: ALBANIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KUWAIT, LEBANON, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, SAUDI ARABIA, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TURKEY, UAE,UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, and VIETNAM

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