Recall of COBAS C 111 WITH ISE STAND ALONE CONFIGURATION

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    98626
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-10-19
  • Event Country
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    The manufacturer received complaints reporting that on result printouts one or more numbers or caracters can be missing. it has been observed that the printer may skip leading blanks which may result in a wrong printing layout. the missing numbers or characters can affect every kind of printout like results measurement units or other text.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 04777433001 (Lot serial: )
  • Product Description
    Cobas C111 with ISE Stand Alone Configuration
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    LAVAL
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    HC