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Medical device recalls 2018

Brand Name: ¿ cobas c 6000 MODULAR Series System e 601 ¿ cobas c 8000… — Class II medical device recall Z-0378-2018

Terminated recall by Roche Diagnostics Corporation, reported 2018-01-24, distributed nationwide. Roche has confirmed that a possible sample mismatch issue may occur on the MODULAR ANALYTICS E 170 module, cob

Recall numberZ-0378-2018
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmRoche Diagnostics Corporation, Indianapolis, IN, United States
Recall initiated2017-06-29
Classified2018-01-16
Reported by FDA2018-01-24
Terminated2020-01-24
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity2,517
Reason classessoftware
Serial numbers0753-22, 0756-30, 0757-07, 0761-08, 0763-04, 0763-06, 0763-09, 0801-27, 0801-28, 0801-29, 0802-01, 0817-20, 0829-17, 0829-20, 0884-01, 0884-02, 0884-03, 0884-04, 1005-29, 1008-10, 1016-05, 1017-01, 1017-06, 1021-03, 1021-05 and 475 more

Product

Brand Name: ¿ cobas c 6000 MODULAR Series System e 601 ¿ cobas c 8000 MODULAR Series System - e 602 ¿ Roche / Hitachi MODULAR Analytics Combination System Model/Catalog/Part Number: MODULAR Analytics E 170 ¿ 03022109001 ¿ 03023109973 ¿ 03739040001 ¿ 03739040692 ¿ 05023572001 ¿ 05023599001 cobas e 601 module ¿ 04745922001 ¿ 04745922692 ¿ 05036348001 ¿ 05036348692 ¿ 05860652001 cobas e 602 module ¿ 05990378001 The Roche/Hitachi MODULAR Analytics System (E170) is a fully automated, random-access, software- controlled system for immunoassay and photometric analysis intended for qualitative and quantitative in vitro determinations using a wide variety of tests. The cobas 6000 series (e 601) is a fully automated, random-access, software-controlled system for immunoassay and photometric analysis intended for qualitative and quantitative in vitro determinations using a wide variety of tests. It is optimized for high throughput workloads in the professional environment using a combination of Ion selective electrodes (ISE), a photometric analysis unit an immunoassay analysis module. The cobas 8000 Modular Analyze Series (e602) is a fully automated system for Clinical chemistry analysis, intended for the in vitro qualitative and quantitative determination of analytes in body fluids. It is optimized for high throughput workloads in the professional environment using a combination of ion selective electrodes (ISE) and a photometric analysis unit.

Reason for recall

Roche has confirmed that a possible sample mismatch issue may occur on the MODULAR ANALYTICS E 170 module, cobas e 601 analyzer, or cobas e 602 analyzer due to a software limitation.

Machine access

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