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Health product recall

Cobas TaqScreen MPX Negative Control

Starting date:
March 14, 2013
Posting date:
April 30, 2013
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-28901

Recalled Products

  1. Cobas TaqScreen MPX Negative Control

Reason

Negative control failure that may be encountered when using the Cobas TaqScreen MPX test (donor screening) CE mark. The data indicates that the level of target being detected in the normal human plasma (NHP) is 1 iu/mL and that the target is Hepatitis B virus (HBV).

Affected products

A. Cobas TaqScreen MPX Negative Control

Lot or serial number
  • 087276
  • 089893
Model or catalog number
  • 04626290190
Companies
Manufacturer
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
1080 US Highway 202
Branchburg
83517
New Jersey
UNITED STATES