Events

Recall of Roche cobas e 602 module

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
    64850
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1368-2013
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-04-04
  • Event Date Posted
    2013-05-23
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2015-02-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=117178
  • 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
    Analyzer, chemistry (photometric, discrete), for clinical use - Product Code JJE
  • Reason
    When using the cobas e 602 module, diluent multiassay may be used for autodilution of certain assays instead of diluent universal. this may cause incorrect results under specific circumstances if all of the following conditions are met simultaneously: more than a total of 2000 reagent kits or diluents have been registered on the cobas e 602 modules within one system core, and two different diluent.
  • Action
    Roche sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction (UMDC) letter dated April 4, 2013 via UPS to all affected customers. The letter idenified the affected product, problem and instruction to be followed. Customers were instructed to consult with the physician or pathologist at their facility to determine specific clinical implications for patients. A future software version will correct this issue. Customers were asked to complete and fax back the UMDC attached fax form to 1-88-628-0730. Questions should be addresssed to Roche Diagnostics Technical Support 24 hours a day at 1-800-428-2336.

Device

Roche cobas e 602 module
  • Model / Serial
    Part Number 05990378001 Serial Numbers 1017-06, 1021-03, 1021-05, 1142-09, 1145-10, 1140-01, 1125-07, 1128-02, 1146-01, 1146-02, 1146-03, 1171-10, 1169-06, 1169-08, 1169-09, 1172-09, 1156-01, 1156-02, 1156-09, 1160-04, 1160-06, 1016-05, 1017-01, 1139-08, 1139-10, 1140-07, 1140-08, 1140-10, 1156-06, 1156-07, 1158-09, 1160-01, 1160-05, 1173-01, 1139-06, 1139-07, 2374-11, 1127-08, 1138-08, 1138-10, 1139-01, 1156-08, 1156-10, 1173-10, 1156-05, 1158-10, 1139-09, 1131-08, 1132-01, 1132-02, 1171-07, 1171-08, 1171-09, 1147-05, 1149-01, 1124-05, 1124-06, 1132-03, 1132-04, 1147-05, 1149-01, 1128-05, 1128-06, 1139-02, 1139-03, 1139-04, 1139-05, 1146-05, 1146-06, 1147-04, 1156-04, 1132-05, 1132-10, 1137-02, 1147-05, 1149-01, 1128-05, 1128-06, 1149-07, 1149-08, and 1167-02.
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    USA Nationwide Distribution
  • Product Description
    Cobas¿ 8000 modular analyzer series software version 03-01, 02, 03 and 04, impacting the cobas e 602 module only. || Product Usage: Fully automated immunoassay analyzer intended for the in-vitro quantitative/qualitative determination of analytes in body fluids. This analyzer is optimized for high throughput workloads in the professional environment using a combination of ion selective electrodes and photometric analysis modules
  • 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