Abbott has identified an issue concerning the use of certain third-party universal transport medium (UTM) tubes on the Alinity M System. This issue has been observed with Copan® UTM-RT 3 mL without beads transport & preservation medium for viral molecular diagnostics testing, part number (PN) 3C047N. However, it is possible that other third party manufactured tubes could experience the same issue. Recall Start Date: March 22, 2024