FDA Device recall Z-1146-2014
ABX PENTRA Multical
- FDA Device
- Class II
- terminated
- Published 2014-03-12
On 2014-03-12 the FDA classified a Class II recall of ABX PENTRA Multical by Horiba Instruments, citing 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 Tar….
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| Agency | FDA Device |
|---|---|
| Recall number | Z-1146-2014 |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | terminated |
| Initiated | 2014-01-20 |
| Published | 2014-03-12 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC |
| Company | Horiba Instruments |
| Distribution | US |
Product
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.
Reason
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
Identifiers
| code_info | Model Numbers:Multical - A11A01652, N Control - A11A01653, P Control - A11A01654. Lot Numbers: MultiCal: 1204101 a…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. |
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Status history
No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:53 UTC. Current status: terminated.
Source
Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1146-2014%22
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