Alere San Diego, Inc.: Certain lots of the affected products may have significantly decreased precision relative to the package insert, which could result in an increased frequency of false positive or false negative results. These false positive and false negative results are unpredictable within lots and may not be detected by Quality Control testing.

Agency Publication Date: July 6, 2012

Affected Products

Product: Alere Triage CardioProfiler Panel PN 97100CP Used for the quantitative determination of creatine kinase MB, myoglobin, troponin I and B-type natriuretic peptide in EDTA anticoagulated whole blood and plasma specimens.

Phase 1: W49604B, W49606B, W49607B, W49611B, W49612B, W49613B, W49614B, W49615B, W49616B, W49617B, W49620B, W49622B, W49623B, W49624B, W49625B, W49627B, W49628B, W49629B, W49630B, W49631B, W49633B, W49634B, W49635B, W49638B, W49639B, W50726B, W50727B, W50728B, W50731B, W50733B, W50734B, W50738B, and W50739B. Phase 2: W49609B, W49610B, W49618B, W49619B, W49626B, W49632B, W49640B, W50737B, and W50744B.

Product: Alere Triage Cardiac Panel PN 97000HS Used for the quantitative determination of creatine kinase MD (CK--MB), myoglobin and troponin I in EDTA anticoagulated whole blood or plasma specimens.

Phase 1: K50514B, W49753B, W49754B, W49756B, W49757B, W49758B, W49760B, W49761B, W49762B, W49764B, W49767B, W49768B, W49769B, W49770B, W50608B, W50613B, W50621B, W50623B, W50625B, W50632B, W50634B, W50637B, W50639B, W50641B, W50642B, W51114B, and W51119B. Phase 2: W49766B, W50605B, W50627B, W50628B, and W50629B.

Product: Alere Triage Profiler SOB Panel PN 97300 Used for the determination of creatine kinase MB, myoglobin, troponin I, B-type natriuretic peptide, and cross-linked fibrin degradation products containing D-dimer in EDTA anticoagulated whole blood and plasma specimens.

Phase 1: K50708B, W50009B, W50011B, W50012B, W50013B, W50014B, W50016VB, W50021B, W50026B, W50028B, W50030B, W50771B, W50772B, W50773B, W50774B, W50778B, and W50801B. Phase 2: W50015B, W50029B, and W50788B.

Product: Alere Triage BNP PN 98000XR Intended to be used as an aid in the diagnosis and assessment of severity of congestive heart failure (also referred to as heart failure).

Phase 1: K50671B, W49486B, W49487B, W49489B, W49498B, W49500B, W49873B, W49890B, W49895B, W49896B, W49934B, W49947B, W49948B, W49950B, W49962B, W49968B, W50257B, W50278B, W50279B, W50282B, W50287B, W50294B, and W50313B. Phase 2: K50665B, W49855B, W49862B, W49865B, W49887B, W49892B, W49893B, W49894B, W49900B, W49933B, W49939B, W49953B, W49958B, W49960B, W49961B, W50252B, W50268B, W50273B, W50274B, W50290B, W50292B, W50295B, W50297B, W50298B, W50304B, W50355B, W50357B, and W50375B.

Product: Triage D-dimer PN 98100 Used as an aid in the assessment and evaluation of patients suspected of having disseminated intravascular coagulation or thromboembolic events including pulmonary embolism.

Phase 1: W50069B, W50070B, W50071B, W50541B, W50551B, W50552B, and W50556B. Phase 2: W50550B

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Event ID: 61927

Status: Resolved

Manufacturer: Alere San Diego, Inc.

Manufactured In: United States

Units Affected: 5 products (16,962 kits; 6,044 kits; 5,013 kits; 30,083 kits; 1,972 kits)

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Affected Products

Product: Alere Triage Cardiac Panel PN 97000HS Used for the quantitative determination of creatine kinase MD (CK--MB), myoglobin and troponin I in EDTA anticoagulated whole blood or plasma specimens.

Product: Alere Triage BNP PN 98000XR Intended to be used as an aid in the diagnosis and assessment of severity of congestive heart failure (also referred to as heart failure).

Phase 1: W50069B, W50070B, W50071B, W50541B, W50551B, W50552B, and W50556B. Phase 2: W50550B