FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.: cobas e801 Immunoassay Analyzer
- Recall number
- Z-1515-2022
- Recalling firm
- Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
- Product
- cobas e801 Immunoassay Analyzer
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2022-07-14
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- Software issue resulting in signals and sample test results of Pre-Wash tests being impacted. The following assays are considered impacted by the issue: Anti-HAV2, Anti-HBc IgM, IGF-1, Myogloin, Rubella IgG, and Toxo IgG.
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- The firm distributed an Urgent Medical Device Correction notification via mail by UPS on 07/14/2022. The notice indicates that cobas e801 (Catalog No. 08454345001) and cobas e801 module (Catalog No. 04682913001) are being recalled due to a software issue affecting all analyzers, which may result in impacted signals and sample results of Pre-Wash tests when using Quick Start Mode for the following assays: Anti-HAV 2, Anti-HBc IgM, IGF-1, Myoglobin, Rubella IgG, and Toxo IgG. Customers with affected units are provided workaround instructions to deactivate Quick Start Mode or additional software maintenance with Quick Start Mode still activated. The firm states that the issue will be fixed in the next software version release. Customers are asked to return the attached Faxback form. Any questions are to be directed to Roche Customer Service at 1-800-428-2336.
- Quantity
- 965 units
- Distribution
- US Nationwide distribution including in the states of AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY, DC & PR.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- UDI-DI: 07613336158456 and 04015630946198; Catalog No. 08454345001 and 07682913001. All serial numbers.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JJE
- Firm FEI
- 1823260
- Firm city
- Indianapolis
- Firm state
- IN
- 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
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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