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Health product recall

Products Recalled by Roche Diagnostics GMBH (2015-01-19)

Starting date:
January 19, 2015
Posting date:
February 16, 2015
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-43705

Recalled Products

A) Hitachi Alpha-Amylase Liquid ACC. to IFCC (Amyl)

B) COBAS INTEGRA System - Lactate Dehydrogenase IFCC

C) COBAS INTEGRA Alpha-Amylase EPS Ver.2 (Amyl2)

D) COBAS INTEGRA Alpha-Amylase EPS Pancreatic (AMY-P)

E) COBAS INTEGRA Creatine Kinase-MB (CKMBL)

F) Hitachi Pancreatic-Alpha-Amylase Liquid (P-Amyl)

G) Roche Hitachi - LDH (IFCC Liquid) Assay

Reason

Potential to obtain falsely low results without a flag in samples with high turbidity and high kinetic activity. This issue affects only CKMBL, LDH and amylase (pancreatic and total) assays.

Affected products

A) Hitachi Alpha-Amylase Liquid ACC. to IFCC (Amyl)

Lot or serial number

All lots.

Model or catalog number

11876473316

Companies
Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Sandhofer Strasse 116

Mannheim

68305

GERMANY



B) COBAS INTEGRA System - Lactate Dehydrogenase IFCC

Lot or serial number

All lots.

Model or catalog number

03004732122

Companies
Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Sandhofer Strasse 116

Mannheim

68305

GERMANY



C) COBAS INTEGRA Alpha-Amylase EPS Ver.2 (Amyl2)

Lot or serial number

All lots.

Model or catalog number

03183742122

Companies
Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Sandhofer Strasse 116

Mannheim

68305

GERMANY



D) COBAS INTEGRA Alpha-Amylase EPS Pancreatic (AMY-P)

Lot or serial number

All lots.

Model or catalog number

20766623322

Companies
Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Sandhofer Strasse 116

Mannheim

68305

GERMANY



E) COBAS INTEGRA Creatine Kinase-MB (CKMBL)

Lot or serial number

All lots.

Model or catalog number

04525299190

Companies
Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Sandhofer Strasse 116

Mannheim

68305

GERMANY



F) Hitachi Pancreatic-Alpha-Amylase Liquid (P-Amyl)

Lot or serial number

All lots.

Model or catalog number

11876562316

Companies
Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Sandhofer Strasse 116

Mannheim

68305

GERMANY



G) Roche Hitachi - LDH (IFCC Liquid) Assay

Lot or serial number

All lots.

Model or catalog number

03002209122

Companies
Manufacturer

Roche Diagnostics GmbH

Sandhofer Strasse 116

Mannheim

68305

GERMANY