Recall of Factor II (prothrombin) G20210A kit

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
    57534
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1652-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2010-10-26
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-03-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
  • Event Terminated Date
    2011-08-30
  • 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
    Test, factor ii g20210a mutations, genomic dna per - Product Code NPR
  • Reason
    If the bar code is printed from the batch results screen, a wrong batch id may be printed, while the correct batch id is still assigned to the batch in the data repository of the mplc 2.0 software. this may result in sample mis identification. if printed from the ordering screens, the bar code is printed with the correct batch id.
  • Action
    The firm, Roche, sent an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" letter dated November 04, 2010 to its customers. The letter described the product, problem and action to be taken. The customers were instructed to print batch ID barcode labels from the ordering or stage set up screens only; print Cooling Block barcode labels from the Post Elution Edit screen only; complete and return the attached UMDC Faxback Form for MagNA Pure LC 2.0 Instrument [UMDC 10-228] via fax to 1-877-551-7152 and file this correction notice for future reference. The firm plans to issue a software update in first quarter 2011. If you have questions about the information contained in this UMDC, for Clinical customers, please contact Roche Molecular Diagnostics Technical Service at 1-800-526-1247; for Research customers, please contact Roche Applied Sciences Technical Service at 1-800-262-4911.

Device

  • Model / Serial
  • Product Classification
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution: AL, AZ, CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, OR, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI and Puerto Rico; and country of Europe.
  • Product Description
    Factor II (prothrombin) G20210A kit, catalog number 03610195001, Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis, IN || The Factor II (prothrombin) G20210A kit allows the detection and genotyping of a single point mutation (G to A at position 20210) of the human factor II gene, from DNA isolated from human whole peripheral blood. The test is performed on the LightCycler 2.0 instrument utilizing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the amplification of Factor II DNA recovered from clinical samples snd fluorigenic target-specific hybridization for the detection and genotyping of the amplified Factor II DNA. The Factor II (prothrombin) G20210A test is an in vitro diagnostic test for the detection and genotyping of the Factor II (Prothrombin) G20210A mutation as an aide to dignosis in the evaluation of patients with suspected thrombophilia. The test is intended to be used on the LightCycler 2.0 instrument using the LightCycler Software 4.05 or 4.1.
  • Manufacturer

Manufacturer

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