Events

Recall of Device Recall Roche cobas IT 1000

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
    68912
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2563-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-07-31
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-09-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-06-16
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=129001
  • 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
    Calculator/data processing module, for clinical use - Product Code JQP
  • Reason
    Potential that test results would be assigned to the wrong patient id if cobas it 1000 receives an adt admit, transfer or merge event message that contains a genuine patient id (e.G. 999999), which is the same as what has been configured as the generic patient id (999999 by default).
  • Action
    Roche sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated July 31, 2014 via UPS Ground (receipt required) to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to follow the steps provided in the letter to prevent assigning patient results to an incorrect generic patient ID. Please contact the Roche Support Network Customer Support Center at 1-800-440-3638, prompt 5, 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you have questions about the information contained in this UMDC.

Device

Device Recall Roche cobas IT 1000
  • Model / Serial
    Part Numbers: 04420306001 Serial #'s: 2706, 2724, 2743, 2744, 2745, 2749, 2750, 2751, 2752, 2754, 2755, 2764, 2770, 2771, 2772, 2773, 2774, 2775, 2776, 2780, 2781, 2782, 2783, 2784, 2785, 2789, 2790, 2791, 2792, 2793, 2794, 2795, 2796, 2797, 2798, 2799, 2808, 2814, 2815, 2816, 2818, 2819, 2823, 2824, 2825, 2826, 2828, 2829, 2830, 2831, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2857, 2858, 2859, 2860, 2861, 2862, 2863, 2864, 2865, 2904, 2905, 2906, 2908, 2909, 2914, 2915, 2916, 2917, 2920, 2921, 2928, 2931, 2932, 2933, 2934, 2935, 2936, 2937, 2938, 2939, 2940, 2941, 2943, 2983, 2984, 2985, 2986, 2987, 2990, 2991, 2992, 2993, 2994, 2995, 2996, 2997, 2998, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3016, 3020, 3021, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3053, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3065, 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070, 3071, 3072, 3073, 3074, 3075, 3076, 3077, 3079, 3082, 3083, 3084, 3085, 3086, 3087, 3089, 3090, 3104, 3105, 3106, and 3107.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US Nationwide Distribution in the states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV.
  • Product Description
    Roche cobas IT 1000 || Product Usage: Intended Use: An electronic device intended to store, retrieve, and process laboratory data.
  • 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