Class 1 Device Recall Tecan

• Date Initiated by Firm: March 05, 2004
• Date Posted: July 20, 2004
• Recall Status: Terminated on August 07, 2007
• Recall Number: Z-0997-04
• Recall Event ID: 28984
• Product Classification: Station, Pipetting And Diluting, For Clinical Use - Product Code JQW
• Product: Tecan clinical workstation; Tecan Genesis 150/8 TCW front end COBAS (FEC), Roche catalog number 0360053001.
• Code Information: Serial numbers 6178, 7629, 7698, 7744, 7753, 7754, 7755 and 7768.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Roche Diagnostics Corp.; 9115 Hague Rd; Indianapolis IN 46256-1025
• For Additional Information Contact: 800-526-1247
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: If the files are not periodically purged from the TCW computer, it may result in patient identification/sample results mismatches.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: Roche sent each of their consignees revised Tecan database maintenance instruction via bulletin 04-042 dated 3/5/04.
• Quantity in Commerce: 8
• Distribution: Nationwide. California, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.