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FDAFDA · Food and drugs·Recall number Z-0762-2013

COBAS TaqMan Mycobacteria tuberculosis (MTB) Test FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE.

Published February 6, 2013 · Recall initiated: November 28, 2012

Status when published: Terminated — openFDA updates weekly, so this field may not reflect the current status. Always confirm with the official notice.

What's the hazard

The COBAS TaqMan MTB Test Definition Files (TDF) v3.0, for both CE-IVD and JPN-IVD tests, being used with AMPLILINK software version 3.3 series and COBAS TaqMan MTB Test Kits, both CE-IVD and JPN-IVD, have an incorrect Target Elbow Max cutoff value of 48 creating the potential for false negative results to be generated for patient samples with Target Elbows in the range of 48 to 50.

What to do

Voluntary: Firm initiated · E-Mail

Recall details

Manufacturer
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Distributor
Worldwide Distribution - Foreign (22 EU countries - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cypress, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, UK); (41 Rest of World countries - See Attachment for full country distribution + Japan, Portugal and Mexico)
Lot
Material Number: CE-IVD: 04803531190 Kit, 05574455190 TDF; JPN-IVD: 04653360190 Kit, 05574447190 TDF. Lot/Serial Number: CE-IVD: All Kits, JPN-IVD: All Kits.
Risk classification
Class II
Area (FDA)
device
Country
United States

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