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Recall of Device Recall AccuChek Go

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
    32100
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1370-05
  • Event Initiated Date
    2005-06-07
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-08-13
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2007-07-02
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=39124
  • 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 an undosed test strip is bent upwards, and held upwards, while the meter is waiting for the sample.
  • Action
    Recall letters dated 6/7/05 were sent to all customers. Distributors were requested to send a copy of the notification to all customers of test strips used with the product. Users are instructed to never operate the meter without the optics cover in place, and this information will be included in test strip boxes.

Device

Device Recall AccuChek Go

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics Corp.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Roche Diagnostics Corp., 9115 Hague Rd, Indianapolis IN 46256-1025
  • Source
    USFDA