ABX PENTRA Multical recallZ-1146-2014 · Horiba Instruments, Inc dba Horiba Medical · initiated Jan 20, 2014
Class II Terminated All recalls posted in March 2014
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Why it was recalled
HORIBA Medical is informing all ABX PENTRA MultiCal, N Control, and P Control customers running the Creatinine Rate Blank Method assay on the ABX PENTRA 400 and PC200 that the Target Values for Creatinine Rate Blank Method have been updated. This issue is only applicable to Creatinine Rate Blank Method values reported on the ABX PENTRA 400 and PC200 Chemistry Analyzers only. No other analyzers
FDA root cause category: Under Investigation by firm
What the company is doing
HORIBA Medical initiated this recall by sending customers recall communication via FedEx week of January 20, 2014. The recall communication was a Field Safety Notice letter and Acknowledgement Form. The letter, dated 01/20/2014, titled "URGENT SAFETY NOTICE", informed customers of the recall by providing product description and codes, issue, impact, actiona/resolution, and contact information. The letter contained the following attachments: Field Safety Notice Acknowledgement Form and Updated Annexes with re-assigned values.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1146-2014
- Recall class
- Class II
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Jan 20, 2014
- Posted by the FDA
- Mar 5, 2014
- Recalling firm
- Horiba Instruments, Inc dba Horiba Medical
- Quantity
- 2,023 units
- Product code
- JIX
- FDA submissions
- K110530
- Distribution
- United States nationwide distribution.
Product description
ABX PENTRA Multical. ABX PENTRA N Control. ABX PENTRA P Control. The ABX PENTRA 400 and PC200 are benchtop clinical chemistry analyzers using two measuring principals: absorbance and ion selective electrodes. The ABX PENTRA Multical is a lyophilized human serum calibrator with chemical additives and materials of biological origin. The assigned values of the calibrator components are given in the enclosed annex, ensuring optimal calibration of the appropriate HORIBA ABX SAS methods on the ABX PENTRA Clinical Chemistry Analyzer. This calibrator is provided in ten vials of 3 ml.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Model Numbers:Multical - A11A01652, N Control - A11A01653, P Control - A11A01654. Lot Numbers: MultiCal: 1204101 and 1304901, N Control: 1300801, P Control: 1300601. Expiration Date (s): MultiCal: 1204101 Expires on 05/31/14, MultiCal: 1304901 Expires on 07/15/15, N Control: 1300801 Expires on 11/05/14, P Control: 1300601 Expires on 11/05/14.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
1 device cleared under K110530 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- ABX PENTRA CREATININE 120 CP 1220001933Horiba Abx Sas · Alkaline Picrate, Colorimetry, Creatinine1 recall0 reports
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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