CLASS II Device recall · Reported 11 Sep 2019 · FDA Enforcement Report

Alere Cholestech LDX Analyzer recalled by Alere San Diego

Alere San Diego is recalling Alere Cholestech LDX Analyzer, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 15 Feb 2019 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesLot/Unit Codes: Lot codes of Meter Kits: 418197, 418198, 418199, 418252, & 418253 Lot codes of Power Supplies: 724599, 724604, & 725914 Serial Numbers: AA184455, AA184344, AA184328, AA184388, AA184304, AA184349, AA184396, AA184339, AA184421, AA184280, AA184435, AA184427, AA184395, AA183401, AA184394, AA184710, AA184345, AA184039, AA184463, AA184609, AA184383, AA184415, AA184094, AA184070, AA184412, AA183861, AA184278, AA184283, AA184711, AA184392, AA184343, AA184368, AA184708, AA184350, AA184674, AA184378, AA184433, AA184366, AA184365, AA184354, AA184369, AA184067, AA184353, AA184664, AA184279, AA184355, AA184270, AA184285, AA184017, AA184272, AA184340, AA184346, AA184347, AA184336, AA184342, AA184269, AA184376, AA184949, AA184386, AA184351, AA184341, AA184413, AA184298, AA183707, AA184595, AA184364, AA184287, AA184618, AA184971, AA184334, AA184845, AA184267, AA184296, AA184333, AA184608, AA184651, AA184319, AA184348, AA184317, AA184699, AA184430, AA184432, AA184363, AA184030, AA184338, AA184371, AA184375, AA184393, AA184306, AA184447, AA183418, AA184323, AA184401, AA184438, AA184594, AA184281, AA184461, AA184312, AA184321, AA184288, AA184357, AA184380, AA184617, AA184352, AA184273, AA184303, AA184424, AA184290, AA184300, AA184916, AA184965, AA184963, AA184980, AA184964, AA184955, AA185069, AA185009, AA184904, AA184993, AA184973, AA184991, AA184995, AA184900, AA185046, AA184951, AA185927, AA184468, AA185050, AA184967, AA184853, AA184877, AA184830, AA184961, AA184794, AA184930, AA184459, AA184887, AA184869, AA185020, AA184785, AA184985, AA184901, AA184979, AA184990, AA184865, AA184988, AA184872, AA184952, AA184946, AA184924, AA182949, AA184918, AA184928, AA184886, AA184957, AA184974, AA184862, AA185022, AA184657, AA184880, AA185021, AA184922, AA184875, AA185013, AA184943, AA184873, AA184989, AA184742, AA184876, AA184301, AA184367, AA184370, AA184359, AA184434, AA184615, AA185004, AA184678, AA184329, AA184377, AA184326, AA184284, AA184384, AA184795, AA184297, AA183549, AA184318

Quantity recalled186 analyzer kits

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

Recall details

Recall number: Z-2475-2019
FDA event ID: 83410
Recalling firm: Alere San Diego, San Diego, CA
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recall initiated: 15 Feb 2019
FDA classified: 5 Sep 2019
Reported: 11 Sep 2019
Type: Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit
Reason category: E. coli
Device type: Insulin Pumps & Glucose Monitors

Timeline

15 Feb 2019	Recall initiated by company
5 Sep 2019	Classified by FDA	+202 days
11 Sep 2019	Published in enforcement report	+6 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

The polarity of the output of power supply was reversed. Due to polarity of the output of power supplies being reversed, it renders the power supplies nonfunctional and the analyzer inoperable.

Some strains of E. coli, such as O157:H7, produce a toxin that can cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and, in a small number of cases, kidney failure.

Product as listed by the FDA

Alere Cholestech LDX Analyzer, model # 14-874 containing power supplies with the identifying codes of 1837d and 1843d - Product Usage: The Alere Cholestech LDX System is a small, portable analyzer and test cassette system. The System is for in vitro diagnostic use only. The Lipid Profile GLU Cassette is for the quantitative determination of total cholesterol, HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose in whole blood. A TC/HDL (total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol) ratio and estimated values for LDL (low-density lipoprotein) and non-HDL cholesterol are calculated by the Alere Cholestech LDX¿ Analyzer.

Where it was distributed

US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, A, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NY< OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI. No OUS consignees

Nationwide Alaska Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Iowa Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Massachusetts Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

The polarity of the output of power supply was reversed. Due to polarity of the output of power supplies being reversed, it renders the power supplies nonfunctional and the analyzer inoperable.

Which lots are affected?

Lot/Unit Codes: Lot codes of Meter Kits: 418197, 418198, 418199, 418252, & 418253 Lot codes of Power Supplies: 724599, 724604, & 725914 Serial Numbers: AA184455, AA184344, AA184328, AA184388, AA184304, AA184349, AA184396, AA184339, AA184421, AA184280, AA184435, AA184427, AA184395, AA183401, AA184394, AA184710, AA184345, AA184039, AA184463, AA184609, AA184383, AA184415, AA184094, AA184070, AA184412, AA183861, AA184278, AA184283, AA184711, AA184392, AA184343, AA184368, AA184708, AA184350, AA184674, AA184378, AA184433, AA184366, AA184365, AA184354, AA184369, AA184067, AA184353, AA184664, AA184279, AA184355, AA184270, AA184285, AA184017, AA184272, AA184340, AA184346, AA184347, AA184336, AA184342, AA184269, AA184376, AA184949, AA184386, AA184351, AA184341, AA184413, AA184298, AA183707, AA184595, AA184364, AA184287, AA184618, AA184971, AA184334, AA184845, AA184267, AA184296, AA184333, AA184608, AA184651, AA184319, AA184348, AA184317, AA184699, AA184430, AA184432, AA184363, AA184030, AA184338, AA184371, AA184375, AA184393, AA184306, AA184447, AA183418, AA184323, AA184401, AA184438, AA184594, AA184281, AA184461, AA184312, AA184321, AA184288, AA184357, AA184380, AA184617, AA184352, AA184273, AA184303, AA184424, AA184290, AA184300, AA184916, AA184965, AA184963, AA184980, AA184964, AA184955, AA185069, AA185009, AA184904, AA184993, AA184973, AA184991, AA184995, AA184900, AA185046, AA184951, AA185927, AA184468, AA185050, AA184967, AA184853, AA184877, AA184830, AA184961, AA184794, AA184930, AA184459, AA184887, AA184869, AA185020, AA184785, AA184985, AA184901, AA184979, AA184990, AA184865, AA184988, AA184872, AA184952, AA184946, AA184924, AA182949, AA184918, AA184928, AA184886, AA184957, AA184974, AA184862, AA185022, AA184657, AA184880, AA185021, AA184922, AA184875, AA185013, AA184943, AA184873, AA184989, AA184742, AA184876, AA184301, AA184367, AA184370, AA184359, AA184434, AA184615, AA185004, AA184678, AA184329, AA184377, AA184326, AA184284, AA184384, AA184795, AA184297, AA183549, AA184318

Where was it sold?

What should I do if I have it?

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

What does Class II mean?

Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 21 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

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