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Medical device recalls 2020

therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR Kit — Class II medical device recall Z-2290-2020

Terminated recall by Qiagen Sciences LLC, reported 2020-06-17, distributed nationwide. There is a risk for a false mutation positive result in rare cases resulting from a fluorescence artefact. In

Recall numberZ-2290-2020
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmQiagen Sciences LLC, Germantown, MD, United States
Recall initiated2020-04-08
Classified2020-06-05
Reported by FDA2020-06-17
Terminated2021-06-03
DistributedNationwide (US)
Quantity530 kits
Reason classespotency
Model numbers870121

Product

therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR Kit (24), Reference Number REF 870121

Reason for recall

There is a risk for a false mutation positive result in rare cases resulting from a fluorescence artefact. In these rare cases, the controls pass correctly, while a fluorescence artefact in the mutation assay causes an incorrect valid mutation positive result.

Machine access

This record, with every extracted code, the verbatim FDA record and provenance, is available from the recall API: GET https://api.data.aroqon.com/v1/recalls/Z-2290-2020. Look up any UPC, UDI, NDC or lot with /v1/recalls/lookup?code=…. API docs · free and paid keys.

Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.