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Health product recall

ELECSYS N-MID-OSTEOCALCIN (2017-11-16)

Starting date:
November 16, 2017
Posting date:
November 30, 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-65284

Affected products

ELECSYS N-MID-OSTEOCALCIN

Reason

An erroneous concentration was used in the Elecsys N-MID Osteocalcin method sheet (version 1.0) for cobas e801 under section "limitations-interference" where the potential interference of "endogenous substances" is listed. In the column "concentration tested" for hemoglobin "= 311 mmol/l" is written instead of the correct concentration of "= 0.311 mmol/l".

Affected products

ELECSYS N-MID-OSTEOCALCIN

Lot or serial number

All lots

Model or catalog number

7027591190

Companies
Manufacturer
Roche Diagnostics GMBH
Sandhoferstrasse 116
Mannheim
68305
GERMANY