FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.: COBAS TaqMan Mycobacteria tuberculosis (MTB) Test FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE.
- Recall number
- Z-0762-2013
- Recalling firm
- Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
- Product
- COBAS TaqMan Mycobacteria tuberculosis (MTB) Test FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2012-11-28
- Posted
- 2013-01-31
- Terminated
- 2015-08-06
- Reason
- 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.
- Root cause
- Component change control
- Action
- Roche issued Product Advisory Notice (PAN) 2012-11 and Urgent Field Safety Notice PAN 2012-11 by email to Local Safety Officers (LSO) and General/Country Managers from all countries on 28-Nov-2012. The notice identifed the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. LSOs are to provide the information in the Field Safety Notice (FSN) to each customer and return a Feedback Form to Roche (email address: rmdsafeb@roche.com) once actions in FSN are executed.
- Quantity
- 335 CE-IVD TDFs; 48 JPN-IVD TDFs
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution - Foreign (22 EU countries - Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cypress, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Finland, France, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Turkey, UK); (41 Rest of World countries - See Attachment for full country distribution + Japan, Portugal and Mexico)
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Material Number: CE-IVD: 04803531190 Kit, 05574455190 TDF; JPN-IVD: 04653360190 Kit, 05574447190 TDF. Lot/Serial Number: CE-IVD: All Kits, JPN-IVD: All Kits.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MWA
- Firm FEI
- 2243471
- Firm city
- S Branchburg
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
Unless otherwise noted, the content, data, documentation, code, and related materials on openFDA is public domain and made available with a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal dedication.
Cite as
FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28