—#187250

Product

IRON GEN 2: ROCHE COBAS INTEGRA ANALYZER, REAGENT CASSETTES, Catalog#: 03183696122 - Product Usage: In vitro test for the quantitative determination of iron in human serum and plasma on Roche/Hitachi cobas c and cobas Integra systems.

FDA product code: JJE — Analyzer, Chemistry (Photometric, Discrete), For Clinical Use
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Clinical Chemistry
510(k) numbers: K951595
Affected lot / code info: UDI: 04015630918904

Why it was recalled

Roche received several complaints regarding increased control recovery and discrepant elevated results for the Iron Gen.2 (IRON2) assay on the cobas c311, 501, and 502 analyzers and on the COBAS Integra 400 plus analyzer.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Process control

Action the firm took

On 04/26/2021, Roche issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction notice to customer via letter notifying them of issues regarding increased control recovery and discrepant elevated results for the Iron Gen.2 (IRON2) assay on the cobas c 311, 501, and 502 analyzers and on the COBAS INTEGRA 400 plus analyzer.

Recalling firm

Firm: Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
Address: 9115 Hague Rd, Indianapolis, Indiana 46256-1025

Distribution

Distribution pattern: US Nationwide distribution in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2021-04-26
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #187250. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.