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Health product recall

Elecsys FT4

Starting date:
October 18, 2012
Posting date:
November 26, 2012
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices, Product Safety
Audience:
General Public (GP), Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-15901

Recalled Products

  1. Elecsys FT4
  2. Reason

    During recent internal on-board stability studies, decreasing calibrator signals were observed for Elecsys FT4 reagent kits when stored more than 3 weeks on-board the Elecsys systems (Cobas E 411 and Cobas E 601/602)

    Affected products

    A. Elecsys FT4

    Lot or serial number

    16519303, 16519304, 16649801, 16649803
    16763501, 16763502, 16763503, 16845401, 16845403

    Model or catalog number

    11731297122

    Companies
    Manufacturer
    Roche Diagnostics GMBH