Reported Feb 6, 2013 · Terminated

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

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 TaqMan Mycobacteria tuberculosis (MTB) Test FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE.
Lot codes and dates
  • Material Number
    • CE-IVD: 04803531190 Kit
    • 05574455190 TDF
  • JPN-IVD
    • 04653360190 Kit
    • 05574447190 TDF
  • Lot/Serial NumberCE-IVD: All Kits
  • JPN-IVDAll Kits
Amount recalled
335 CE-IVD TDFs; 48 JPN-IVD TDFs

Why it was recalled

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.

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 Aug 6, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:49 PM UTC

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