Recall of Device Recall Elecsys

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
    34491
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0512-06
  • Event Initiated Date
    2006-01-31
  • Event Date Posted
    2006-02-09
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2006-04-10
  • 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
    Immunoassay Method, Troponin Subunit - Product Code MMI
  • Reason
    A false negative result may be reported.
  • Action
    Recall letter dated 1/31/06 was issued to each customer instructing them to stop using, and to discard, the product.

Device

Manufacturer

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