The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1656-2025·Announced 2025-04-30

[pending] Brand Name: CELL-DYN Ruby Product Name: CELL-DYN Ruby Model/Catalog Number: 04U42-84 Software Ver

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: FDA_DEVICE Z-1656-2025.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

When expired reagents are scanned or manually entered, the system will change the expiration date to current or future date without notifying user that an expired reagent is being used. Use of expired reagents is against the guidelines of the Operator's Manual.

The recalled product

Product
Brand Name: CELL-DYN Ruby Product Name: CELL-DYN Ruby Model/Catalog Number: 04U42-84 Software Version: All software versions Product Description: CELL-DYN Ruby
Manufacturer
Abbott Laboratories

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.