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Recall of Device Recall Roche cobas b 123 POC system

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

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
    71786
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2447-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-07-14
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-08-21
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-01-19
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=139106
  • 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
    Electrode measurement, blood-gases (pco2, po2) and blood ph - Product Code CHL
  • Reason
    Low po2 results. qc failures of the po2 parameter, affecting primarily levels 1 and 2, caused by a calibration issue with the po2 parameter. this issue may not be detected since qc results can be below mean values, but still within 2 standard deviations (sd) limits. potential for erroneously low po2 results in patient samples, especially in blood samples with po2 values below 50 mmhg.
  • Action
    Roche sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated July 14, 2015 and the Fax Back form via UPS ground to the customers list. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Consignees are instructed to discontinue use of affected Fluid Packs and discard them per local guidlines; and complete and return the enclosed faxback form and fax it to 1-888-943-5171 to receive replacement product for Fluid Packs from the affected lot. For questions contact the Roche Support Network Customer Support Center, 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-526-2272.

Device

Device Recall Roche cobas b 123 POC system
  • Model / Serial
    cobas b 123 Fluid Pack COOx Catalog 05170036001, lot numbers 21446113 (exp 9/5/2015), and 21446153( exp 9/24/2015)
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution in the states of LA, SC, CA, TX, NE, VA and WV including: Puerto Rico.
  • Product Description
    cobas b 123 Fluid Pack COOX REF 05170036001 400 || Product Usage: || The cobas b 123 POC system is a fully automated POC system for whole blood in vitro measurement of pH, blood gases (B3G), electrolytes NAT, K+, iCaWt (ISE), hematocrit (THct), metabolites (GLu, Lac) total hemoglobin (tHb), hemoglobin derivatives (O2Hb, HHb, COHb, MetHb), and oxygen saturation (SO2). The cobas b 123 POC system calculates derived parameters. Depending on the equipment configuration of the instrument, the Sensor Cartridge and the Fluid Pack used, the following parameters are measured in human whole blood and QC materials.
  • Manufacturer
    Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., 9115 Hague Rd, Indianapolis IN 46256-1025
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Roche Holding AG
  • Source
    USFDA