Events

Recall of Device Recall ACCUCHEK

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Roche Diagnostics Corp..

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
    31949
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0976-05
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-05-18
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-07-12
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2005-12-12
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=38796
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter - Product Code NBW
  • Reason
    The meter may self-start without a sample having been applied and report erroneous results without an error message if the nose cover is not properly snapped in place and the undosed test strip is bent upwards while the meter is waiting for the sample, or if excess control solution or blood has been applied to the test strip.
  • Action
    A recall letter dated 5/18/05 was sent to health care professionals informing them of the problem and reqeusting them to provide a letter to their patients alerting them to the issue and how to avoid it. A notice of the problem will be placed in all packages of strips in the future.

Device

Device Recall ACCUCHEK
  • Model / Serial
    All units.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide, USA, Germany, Guam, North Mariana Islands, Panama and Virgin Islands.
  • Product Description
    ACCU-CHEK HQ for Blood Glucose Monitoring and Automated Data Management and Communication; Contents include two Accu-Chek Advantage monitors including Cat. no. 2138018 and Cat. no. 2138026. Ref. nos. 12138018001 and 12218542001 both include include meters with model number 777.
  • Manufacturer
    Roche Diagnostics Corp.

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics Corp.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Roche Diagnostics Corp., 9115 Hague Rd, Indianapolis IN 46250-0416
  • Source
    USFDA