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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published July 19, 2017

Kamiya K-Assay Multi-Analyte Calibrator Recall: Incorrect AlAT Values

Kamiya recalls specific lots of K-Assay Multi-Analyte Calibrator due to incorrect AlAT calibrator values in package inserts, potentially affecting lab test accuracy.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-3138-2017Medical deviceKamiya ›
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Recalling firmKamiya Biomedical Company, LLC12779 Gateway Dr S · Tukwila, WA 98168-3308
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What happened, in plain English

Kamiya is recalling certain lots of their K-Assay Multi-Analy: Calibrator because the AlAT calibrator values listed in the package inserts were incorrect. This could lead to inaccurate lab test results if the recalled calibrators are used. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/73391-kamiya-k-assay-multi-analyte-calibrator-recall-incorrect-alat-values.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/73391-kamiya-k-assay-multi-analyte-calibrator-recall-incorrect-alat-values · Updated September 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-3138-2017

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“Kamiya K-Assay Multi-Analyte Calibrator Recall: Incorrect AlAT Values.” GovInfoNow, updated September 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/73391-kamiya-k-assay-multi-analyte-calibrator-recall-incorrect-alat-values. Based on FDA recall #Z-3138-2017 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-3138-2017%22&limit=1).

Why it’s dangerous

The calibrator values in the package inserts for specific lots were incorrect. This could result in inaccurate lab test results if the recalled calibrators are used in immunoturbidimetric assays.

Who’s affected

Lab users who purchased the K-Assay Multi-Analyte Calibrator with lot numbers N653, N654, D755, D647, F648, F649, G650, or J651 are affected. Those performing immunoturbidimetric assays using this calibrator are most at risk.

How to tell if you have this one

Check the lot number on the K-Assay Multi-Analyte Calibrator packaging. Affected lots include N653, N654, D755, D647, F648, F649, G650, and J651.

  • Brand
    Kamiya
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Lot Number

    Identify the lot number on the K-Assay Multi-Analyte Calibrator packaging to determine if it is affected.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 14 states, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: not listedAKMaine: not listedMEVermont: not listedVTNew Hampshire: not listedNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: not listedIDMontana: not listedMTNorth Dakota: not listedNDMinnesota: not listedMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: not listedWIMichigan: not listedMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: not listedRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: not listedORNevada: not listedNVWyoming: not listedWYSouth Dakota: not listedSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: not listedINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: not listedPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: not listedUTColorado: not listedCONebraska: not listedNEMissouri: not listedMOKentucky: not listedKYWest Virginia: not listedWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: not listedDEArizona: not listedAZNew Mexico: not listedNMKansas: not listedKSArkansas: not listedARTennessee: not listedTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: not listedSCDistrict of Columbia: not listedDCOklahoma: not listedOKLouisiana: not listedLAMississippi: not listedMSAlabama: not listedALGeorgia: not listedGAHawaii: not listedHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Worldwide Distribution - US including FL, CA, WA, OH, IA, IL, NJ, NY, NC, MA, TX, CT, MD, VA, Internationally to TN, Czech Republic, Taiwan, Dominican Republic, Switzerland, China, and Jamaica” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Washington.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 16 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jul 19, 201712. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Sep 27, 201723. FDA classified it Class II: Oct 20, 201734. FDA terminated the recall: Nov 20, 2018420172018
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  3. FDA classified it Class II
  4. FDA terminated the recall

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

  • Official source: FDA Recall #Z-3138-2017 (July 19, 2017) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-3138-2017 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on September 20, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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