Events

Recall of Device Recall CoaguChek Plus

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
    25574
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0814-03
  • Event Initiated Date
    2003-03-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2003-05-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2005-02-03
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=26377
  • 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, Multipurpose For In Vitro Coagulation Studies - Product Code JPA
  • Reason
    High frequency signals from other medical or communications equipment will result in a variable positive bias in test results.
  • Action
    Urgent Product Removal letters dated 3/12/03 were sent to all customers. Distributors were asked to conduct a recall from their customers. Replacement meters are not currently available from Roche. Roche will temporarily provide a CoaguChek S system to run PT samples and will reimburse for APTT and ACT tests that are sent to an accredited outside laboratory.

Device

Device Recall CoaguChek Plus

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics Corp.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Roche Diagnostics Corp., 9115 Hague Road, Indianapolis IN 46250-0457
  • Source
    USFDA