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Health product recall

Immunoglobulin G for Cobas Integra Analyzers

Starting date:
December 14, 2012
Posting date:
January 21, 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-16901

Recalled Products

  1. Immunoglobulin G for Cobas Integra Analyzers

Reason

The reason for the recall is related to a possible carry-over from serum into Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples for Immunoglobulin G that may lead to an increase of a CSF test result by up to 70 pourcent on Cobas Integra 800 analyzer.

Affected products

A. Immunoglobulin G for Cobas Integra Analyzers

Lot or serial number

All Lots.

Model or catalog number

20766631322

Companies
Manufacturer
Roche Diagnostics GMBH