Events

Recall of Roche brand Cardiac Reader.

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
    30563
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0383-05
  • Event Initiated Date
    2004-12-03
  • Event Date Posted
    2005-01-06
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2005-09-08
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=36108
  • 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 and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel data.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Potential for false negative troponin t or falsely decreased troponin t and myoglobin results.
  • Action
    User hospitals were notified via phone, letter and fax (beginning on 12/3/04) a copy of the recall notification on December 3, 2004, which instructed them to immediately cease using the device. The firm issued a press release on December 8, 2004.

Device

Roche brand Cardiac Reader.

Manufacturer

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