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Health product recall

cobas Urinalysis System and Microscopy Analyzer (2016-07-04)

Starting date:
July 4, 2016
Posting date:
July 22, 2016
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-59478

Affected products

  1. COBAS 6500 U601 URINALYSIS SYSTEM - URINE ANALYZE
  2. COBAS 6500 - COBAS U701 MICROSCOPY ANALYZER

Reason

During internal investigation, our manufacturer confirmed a possible software issue where the strips cassettes (cobas u pack) on cobas u 601 urinalysis system is denied by the user software although the expiry date has not been reached. This is true for every month reaching the cassette expiry date.

Affected products

A. COBAS 6500 U601 URINALYSIS SYSTEM - URINE ANALYZE
 

Lot or serial number

Software v. less or eq 2.2.1.

Model or catalog number

6390498001

Companies
Manufacturer
Roche Diagnostics GMBH
Sandhoferstrasse 116
Mannheim
68305
GERMANY

B. COBAS 6500 - COBAS U701 MICROSCOPY ANALYZER

Lot or serial number

Software v. less or eq 2.2.1.

Model or catalog number

6390501001

Companies
Manufacturer
Roche Diagnostics GMBH
Sandhoferstrasse 116
Mannheim
68305
GERMANY