FDA Recall: Performance Issues can lead to erroneous errors

Company: Abbott Laboratories
Date of Enforcement Report: 12/18/2025
Class: II

PRODUCT

Alinity ci-series System Control Module (SCM), REF: 03R70-01, 03R70-20

Recall Number:

Z-0961-2026

REASON:

Abbott Laboratories is recalling their Alinity ci-series System Control Module, a chemistry/immunoassay analyzer, by correction. The reason for the recall is potential performance issues found in the Alinity ci-series System software versions 3.6.1. and lower that could lead to erroneous results for multiple analytes. The issue was identified by Abbott during the internal testing of complaint investigations.

RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER:

Abbott Laboratories

VOLUME:

11653

DISTRIBUTION:

Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) to states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NH, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, PR; and OUS (foreign) to countries of: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Gaza & Jericho, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia (CIS), Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Vietnam and Zambia. OUS: ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ANDORRA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZERBAIJAN, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BRUNEI, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, CROATIA, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, ESTONIA, ETHIOPIA, FAROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, FRANCE, GAZA & JERICHO, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GREENLAND, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRAQ, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JORDAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOSOVO, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LEBANON, LIBYA, LITHUANIA, MACEDONIA, MALAWI, MALAYSIA, MALDIVES, MALTA, MAURITANIA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORTHERN IRELAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PAKISTAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA (CIS), RWANDA, SAUDI ARABIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH KOREA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UAE, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY, VIETNAM, ZAMBIA

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