Reported Jan 2, 2013 · Terminated

COBAS AmpliPrep Instrument (CAP) with AMPLILINK (AL) Software v.3.3.5 Automated sample processing instrument used with…

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. · 1080 Us Highway 202 S · Branchburg, NJ · 08876-3733

Is this the product you have?

  • COBAS AmpliPrep Instrument (CAP) with AMPLILINK (AL) Software v.3.3.5 Automated sample processing instrument used with CAP/CA and CAP/CTM. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. 1080 US Highway 202 South Branchburg, NJ 08876 USA Made in Switzerland
Lot codes and dates
  • CAP 394436 to 394663
Amount recalled
7 units

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Certain COBAS AmpliPrep instruments using AMPILINK software v.3.3.4 had the sample clot detection flagging feature disabled during quality control release resulting in samples that may not be flagged as having clots.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Sep 11, 2013 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:32 PM UTC

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