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Health product recall

COBAS H 232 INSTRUMENTS (2016-04-26)

Starting date:
April 26, 2016
Posting date:
May 16, 2016
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Hospitals, Healthcare Professionals
Identification number:
RA-58370

Affected products 

  1. COBAS H 232 INSTRUMENTS

Reason

Contamination of the mirror from the optical system can lead to false positive signals in the early phase of measurement which can lead to the following failure pattern on a cobas h 232: "TnT elevated" displayed during the measurement but the final results is trop T (less than) 50ng/l, IQC level-II fails, E-402 during a measurement.

Affected products

  1. COBAS H 232 INSTRUMENTS

Lot or serial number

More than 100 numbers, contact manufacturer. 

Model or catalog number
  • 4901142190
Companies
Manufacturer
Roche Diagnostics GMBH
Sandhoferstrasse 116
Mannheim
68305
GERMANY