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Health product recall

Cobas IT Middleware

Starting date:
February 17, 2017
Posting date:
March 10, 2017
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-62458

Reason

In specific circumstances, the evaluation of QC Westgard rules can be performed incorrectly. Rules comparing a quality control result with a previous result (or results) can be incorrectly assessed out of sequence. Rules to assess a rising or falling trend in quality control results can also be wrongly evaluated. However, the result released is correct.

Affected products

Cobas IT Middleware

Lot or serial number

All versions

Model or catalog number

  • 06498027001
  • 06498035001

Companies

Manufacturer
Roche Diagnostics GMBH
Sandhoferstrasse 116
Mannheim
68305
GERMANY