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Terminated

Homocysteine test system - Homocysteine Reagent. 05385415190; Homocysteine 100 Tests, cobas c, COBAS INTEGRA Homocysteine Enzymatic Assay is an in vitro test for the quantitative determination of total L-homocysteine in human serum and plasma on Roche/Hitachi cobas c systems.

FDA Recall Z-1622-2015 · Posted 2015-05-15

Recall StatusTerminated
Product CodeLPS
Date Initiated2015-03-23
Date Terminated2016-01-19
Product Quantity2558 units

Reason for Recall

Customers complained about under-recovery of non-Roche controls and discrepant low patient results with certain Homocysteine reagent lots. This negative bias could, in the worst case, lead to inaccurately low Homocysteine results. An elevated level of Homocysteine is considered an important risk factor in the assessment of peripheral vascular disease. Falsely low values could lead to a delay of di

Firm Action

Roche Diagnostics sent URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION notifications dated 3/23/2015 to affected direct accounts via UPS. The recall notification included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, consignee responsibilities, and instructions for responding to the formal recall notification. Please contact the Roche Support Network Customer Support Center, 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-800-428-2336 if you have questions.

Root Cause

Nonconforming Material/Component

Distribution Pattern

Nationwide Distribution-including PR and the states of AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, , SC, TN, TX, VA, WA, and WV.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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