Recall of Device Recall cobas 8000 MODULAR Analyzer Series c502

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

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
    79130
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0910-2018
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-07-18
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2018-07-13
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
  • 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
    Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    A warning is being added to the cobas¿ 6000 analyzer and the cobas¿ 8000 modular analyzer series operators manual to prevent operator injury during maintenance.
  • Action
    Actions Taken by Roche Diagnostics: A warning will be added to the cobas¿ 6000 analyzer series Operators Manual and the cobas¿ 8000 modular analyzer series Operators Manual. Actions to be Taken by the Operator: Operators are advised not to overtighten the thumb screws when replacing the USM Cover 3 after maintenance. When removing the screws for maintenance, avoid touching the edge of the USM Cover 3. Enclosure: Fax back form 7727-00-0717 Actions Required: " Do not overtighten the thumb screws when replacing the USM Cover 3 after maintenance. When removing the screws for maintenance, avoid touching the edge of the USM Cover 3. " Complete the attached fax form and fax it to 1-888-276-5901. " File or post this Urgent Medical Device Correction (UMDC) in an appropriate location within your laboratory, for future reference.

Device

  • Model / Serial
    Serial Numbers: 16C4-09 1475-01 1476-05 15A1-03 15A1-05 16B3-10 1474-06 1138-10 1140-10 1485-06 1590-01 1475-05 1484-05 1484-06 1012-06 1482-02 1481-10 1254-07 1487-07 1482-09 1482-10 16B7-08 16B8-06 1010-03 1020-09 15A2-02 1247-02 1267-06 15A2-03 1267-01 1369-02 16B5-08 16B3-03 15A5-04 15A5-03 1124-03 1125-04 1591-04 1591-05 1474-09 1474-08 1009-05 1021-08 1139-03 1140-09 1267-02 1267-03 1140-06 16B1-02 16B1-03 1138-04 1138-09 16B4-03 16C3-03 1485-07 1597-09 1011-10 1018-10 16C7-08 16C4-07 1475-02 1475-04 1476-07 16C4-10 16C5-10 15A4-04 15A4-05 1267-07 1474-07 1266-08 1267-09 1256-02 1256-03 1125-05 1369-08 15A6-04 15A7-03 1020-05 1124-04 1123-08 1485-09 1597-04 15A0-03 16C1-05 16C1-06 16C1-07 1267-08 1594-02 1594-04 1594-05 1594-06 1595-01 1595-06 1597-02 1597-03 15A3-01 15A4-01 16B0-02 16B0-03 16B0-04 16B8-03 16B8-04 16B5-09 16B8-01 16B2-07 16B2-08 1266-06 1266-07 1591-01 1591-02 16B1-07 16B2-05 16B2-06 16B1-01 16B4-10 16B5-01 15A6-02 15A6-03 15A6-06 1253-06 16B5-04 16B5-05 1592-01 1592-06 1592-07 16C7-09 16D0-10 1138-07 1139-05 16B1-04 16B1-05 1369-04 1124-05 1124-06 1139-01 1139-02 1253-04 1253-03 1251-03 1251-07 1482-03 1483-07 16C2-03 16B0-05 16B0-06 16B0-01 1124-09 1124-10 15A5-02 16A9-06 1017-04 1122-04 16C5-03 1483-09 1483-10 15A4-06 1012-08 1131-02 1131-03 1137-08 1139-04 1592-10 1597-06 1597-07 1597-08 16B4-01 16B4-02 16B6-05 16C3-04 16C4-06 16B7-05 16B7-06 1476-04 1475-03 16B8-05 16B8-09 1139-06 1591-07 16C1-04 1135-02 1137-07 1266-09 1266-03 1267-04 1472-05 1592-09 1592-08 1138-05 1266-05 1254-09 1254-10 1485-05 1019-03 1132-03 1472-02 1474-10 1132-04 1132-05 1021-04 1021-06 1247-01 1253-07 1472-03 1472-04 1477-06 1482-06 16C8-02 16C8-03 16B1-06 16B7-07 16B5-07 16B8-07 15A1-06 15A1-08 15A5-01 16B2-09 16B3-02 15A6-05 16A9-05 1123-05 1125-03 1251-06 1266-10 1140-07 1140-08 1254-08 1125-02 1132-09 16C1-10 16C1-09 1267-05 1253-05 1483-06 1483-08 1132-07 1133-09 16C1-02 1484-10 1484-09 1484-08 16C5-01 1015-07 1018-09 1123-06 16B6-04
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distributed in all 50 states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MN, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
  • Product Description
    cobas 8000 Modular Analyzer Series; Part Numbers: 1. 05964067001 cobas 8000 c 502 module
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

  • Manufacturer Address
    Roche Diagnostics Corporation, 9115 Hague Rd, Indianapolis IN 46256-1025
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
  • Source
    USFDA