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Cobas b 123 POC system The cobas b 123 POC system is a fully automated POC system for whole blood in vitro measurement o

FDA device recall Z-1077-2017 · posted 2017-01-23 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
Reason for recall
under specific settings, an issue may occur during simultaneous Sensor Cartridge and Fluid Pack change on the cobas b 123 <2> POC system and cobas b 123 <4> POC system. The issue occurs when the software function [AutoQC as follow-up] is configured to run all three levels of AutoQC only after a Fluid Pack change, but not after a Sensor Cartridge change. When both are changed simultaneously, starting with the Sensor Cartridge and followed by the Fluid Pack, the analyzer carries out only the follow-up actions associated with the Sensor Cartridge change after completing the change workflow. As a result, no follow-up AutoQC is performed and the three expected AutoQC measurements for the Fluid Pack change are not carried out. Without running quality control, there is a remote possibility that system issues would not be detected and wrong results would not be excluded on all parameters: pH, PO2, PCO2, Na+, K+, Ca++, Cl-, Glu, Lac, Hct, SO2, O2Hb, COHb, MetHb, HHb, and Bili.
Action taken
Roche issued an Analyzer Bulletin on September 3, 2015, to all affected Consignees. The recall notifications included a description of the reason for the recall, affected product, and consignee responsibilities; the notification did not include instructions for responding to the notification. Actions Required " Follow the workaround outlined in this Analyzer Bulletin to avoid the described issue. " File this Analyzer Bulletin for future reference. Questions Please contact the Roche Support Network Customer Support Center at 1-800-526-2272 if you have questions about the information contained in this Analyzer Bulletin.
Root cause
Software design
Status
Terminated
Product code
CHL
Quantity affected
30
Distribution
Nationwide Distribution including CA, LA, NE, PR, SC, TX, VA, and WV
Date initiated
2015-09-03
Date posted
2017-01-23
Date terminated
2017-06-05
Location
Indianapolis, IN

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COBAS B 123 POC SYSTEM, COBAS B 123 AUTOQC PACK TRI-LEVEL, COBAS B 123 AUTOCVC PACK, ROCHE COMBITROL PLUS B (K111188)Roche Diagnostics2012-05-14