Class 2 Device Recall

• Date Initiated by Firm: July 07, 2004
• Date Posted: August 19, 2004
• Recall Status: Terminated on January 07, 2005
• Recall Number: Z-1365-04
• Recall Event ID: 29566
• Product: Amplicor [3] AV-HRP, Avidin-HRP (Horseradish Peroxidase) BGG Conjugate. Kit: AMPLICOR IC Detection Kit, Export, IVD/CE.
• Code Information: Amplicor [3] AV-HRP, Lot No. E09569 found in kit lot: Lot E13115, Material No. 20763306122, Exp. 7/2005.
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Roche Molecular Systems Inc; 11 Franklin Ave; Belleville NJ 07109-3501
• For Additional Information Contact: Karen McCullough; 908-253-7610
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: An increased frequency of 'blue foci' that potentially can cause elevated A450 background in microwell plate wells after the addition of conjugate reagent during PCR detection.
• FDA Determined Cause: Other
• Action: With respect to U.S distribution, email/letter on 6/24/04 to the local safety officers and general managers stationed at the affiliated distribution center, Roche Diagnostics Corporation of Indianapolis, IN. With respect to overseas distributors, email/letter on 6/24/04 to the local safety officers and general managers stationed at the affiliated distribution centers. Roche stated that the local safety officer is responsible to communicate the advisory both to the customers/end-users and the regulatory authority of the country. On July 6, 2004, a Revised Important Product Advice Notice was sent out to affiliates requiring the immediate discontinuation of the use of the affected kits, and destruction of any kits remaining in customers hands.
• Quantity in Commerce: 2425 kits
• Distribution: ♦ Amplicor CT/NG CT Detection Kit, Lot No.E12231, Material No.20759392018, Expiration 2/2005 , Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics Corporation, 9115 Hague Road, P.O. Box 50457 Indianapolis, IN 46250-0457. ♦ Amplicor CT/NG NG Detection Kit, Lot No.E12647, Material No.20759406018, Expiration 2/2005, Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics Corporation, 9115 Hague Road, P.O. Box 50457 Indianapolis, IN 46250-0457. ♦ Amplicor HCV Detection Kit, v2.0, Lot No.F01023, Material No.21118439018, Expiration 5/2005, Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics Corporation, 9115 Hague Road, P.O. Box 50457 Indianapolis, IN 46250-0457. ♦ Amplicor IC Detection Kit, 96 tests, Lot No.E09554, Material No.20751952018, Expiration 5/2005, Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics Corporation, 9115 Hague Road, P.O. Box 50457 Indianapolis, IN 46250-0457. Export-U.S Distributed Products: AmpliCap HCV Monitor Test, Lot No.E09193, Material No.21111337018, Expiration 8/2004 , Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics KK, Nippon Roche KK, Kamakura Factory 200, Aza Sotokochi, Kajiwara, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Pref, Japan. Amplicor IC Detection Kit, Lot No.E13115, Material No.20763306122, Expiration 7/2005, Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics KK, Nippon Roche KK, Kamakura Factory 200, Aza Sotokochi, Kajiwara, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Pref, Japan; Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics Canada, 201 Boulevard Armand-Frappier, Laval QC H7V 4A2, Canada; Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics GmbH, GX-OSW, Sandhoferstr. 116, D-68305 Mannheim. Amplicor M. avium Detection Kit, Lot No.E12990, Material No.20759880018, Expiration 11/2004, Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics KK, Nippon Roche KK, Kamakura Factory 200, Aza Sotokochi, Kajiwara, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Pref, Japan. Amplicor MTB Detection Kit, Lot No.E13307, Material No.20757462122, Expiration 9/2004, Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics KK, Nippon Roche KK, Kamakura Factory 200, Aza Sotokochi, Kajiwara, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Pref, Japan; Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics Canada, 201 Boulevard Armand-Frappier, Laval QC H7V 4A2, Canada Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics GmbH, GX-OSW, Sandhoferstr. 116, D-68305 Mannheim. Amplicor NG Detection Kit, Lot No.E10894, Material No.20744026122, Expiration 2/2005, Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics KK, Nippon Roche KK, Kamakura Factory 200, Aza Sotokochi, Kajiwara, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Pref, Japan ; Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics Canada, 201 Boulevard Armand-Frappier, Laval QC H7V 4A2, Canada; Shipped To: Roche Diagnostics GmbH, GX-OSW, Sandhoferstr. 116, D-68305 Mannheim. There are no Govt. accounts.

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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.