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Health product recall

Cobas MPX

Starting date:
February 13, 2017
Posting date:
February 28, 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-62422

Reason

Following internal investigation of customer complaints, the manufacturer identified a situation where the Cobas 6800/8800 MPX Reagent Kit (Lot 222194) was incorrectly packaged within a kit carton labelled as MPX Control Kit. Only a few kits were presenting the erroneous label. There is no impact on the test performance and the reagent cannot be incorrectly used on the instrument.

Affected products

Cobas MPX

Lot or serial number

222194

Model or catalog number

06997708190

Companies

Manufacturer
Roche Diagnostics GMBH
Sandhoferstrasse 116
Mannheim
68305
GERMANY