Recall of MODULAR ANALYTICS E COMBINATIONS ANALYZER (E170)

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
    89266
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-07-13
  • 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
    A sample mismatch may occur in the immunochemistry modules (cobas e602 cobas e 601 and e170 modules) due to a software limitation which can only occur in very rare occasion.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 03023117001 (Lot serial: all software versions); Model Catalog: 03739040001 (Lot serial: all software versions); Model Catalog: 05023572001 (Lot serial: all software versions); Model Catalog: 05023599001 (Lot serial: all software versions); Model Catalog: 03023109001 (Lot serial: all software versions); Model Catalog: 05990378001 (Lot serial: all software versions); Model Catalog: 04745922001 (Lot serial: all software versions)
  • Product Description
    MODULAR ANALYTICS E COMBINATIONS ANALYZER (E170);COBAS 8000 E602 IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER;COBAS 6000 - E601
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

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