FDA Device recall Z-1553-2016

ABX Pentra 400 (version 5.0.8 or lower) The ABX PENTRA 400 and 400C are discrete photometric bench top chemistry analyzers for clinical use

• FDA Device
• Class II
• terminated
• Published 2016-05-04

On 2016-05-04 the FDA classified a Class II recall of ABX Pentra 400 (version 5.0.8 or lower) The ABX PENTRA 400 and 400C are discrete photometric bench top chemistry analyzers for clinical use by Horiba Instruments, citing horiba Instruments, Inc. is recalling ABX Pentra 400( version 5.0.8 or lower) and Pentra C400 (version 1.1.2 or lower) because clinical chemistry analyzer malfunctions when the fo….

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Product

ABX Pentra 400 (version 5.0.8 or lower) The ABX PENTRA 400 and 400C are discrete photometric bench top chemistry analyzers for clinical use. The device is intended to duplicate manual analytical procedures by performing various steps such as pipetting, mixing, heating and measuring color intensity. The device is intended for use in conjunction with certain materials to measure a variety of analytes.

Reason

Horiba Instruments, Inc. is recalling ABX Pentra 400( version 5.0.8 or lower) and Pentra C400 (version 1.1.2 or lower) because clinical chemistry analyzer malfunctions when the following certain alarms appear on the system.

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Status history

No status changes recorded since RecallRadar first saw this recall on 2026-09-13 11:54 UTC. Current status: terminated.

Source

Official record: https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1553-2016%22

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