The Xpert BCR-ABL Ultra (catalog/model numbers GXBCRABL‑US‑10 and GXBCRABL‑10) is being recalled; affected units are identified by UDIs 07332940007102 and 007332940001834 and the lot numbers listed in the notice. The recall was issued because specimens with an elevated white blood cell count (>30,000 cells) may cause inaccurate results.
What's being recalled
Brand Name: Xpert¿ BCR-ABL Ultra Model/Catalog Number: GXBCRABL-US-10
Brand Name: Xpert¿ BCR-ABL Ultra Model/Catalog Number: GXBCRABL-10
Recalling firm: Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA, United States.
How to identify it
UDI: 07332940007102/ Lot Numbers: 1001456698, 1001463946, 1001472599, 1001477457, 1001480637, 1001483326, 1001500425 UDI: 007332940001834/Lot Numbers: 1001452775 1001457465 1001457622 1001459091 1001462586 1001462625 1001463944 1001465391 1001469480 1001473229 1001474930 1001477474 1001480636 1001483324 1001486594 1001492908 1001493823 1001495811 1001498202 1001501650
The hazard
Invitro diagnostic test kits with specimens that have elevated white blood cell count (>30,000 cell) may cause inaccurate results.
What to do
Don't stop taking a prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first. For other products, stop using them and ask the pharmacist, seller or maker what to do.
The notice doesn't give instructions for consumers, so this is general advice for health & beauty recalls. Check the official notice for the details.
Where it was sold
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The official notice
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