Accu-Chek Advantage II blood glucose test strips; Reference numbers 12030659001, 12030667001, 03137872001, 03137899001, 03000281001, 12030535001, 12030543001, 03033449001, 03033465001 and 12030543047 (All sold outside of the United States).
FDA Recall Z-0568-06 · Posted 2006-02-28
Recalling FirmRoche Diagnostics Corp.
Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeLFR
Date Initiated2006-02-10
Date Terminated2007-02-08
Reason for Recall
There may be a thin piece of plastic across the mouth of the vial, preventing the cap from sitting snugly onto the vial and, if present, this situation will cause erroneously low or high blood glucose readings.
Firm Action
Notifications (letters) dated 2/10/06 were sent to healthcare professionals, retail pharmacies, hospitals and mail order firms asking them to provide their customers with information instructing the users to inspect their strip vials and to not use strips from defective vials. Mail order accounts were instructed to forward the recall notification to end users.
Root Cause
Other
Distribution Pattern
Nationwide, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan and Thailand.
Related FDA 510(k) Records
Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.
Official Source
View FDA Recall →Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.