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Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.: Roche cobas IT 1000 Product Usage: Intended Use: An electronic device intended to store, retrieve, and process laboratory data.

Recall number
Z-2563-2014
Recalling firm
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
Product
Roche cobas IT 1000 Product Usage: Intended Use: An electronic device intended to store, retrieve, and process laboratory data.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2014-07-31
Posted
2014-09-01
Terminated
2015-06-16
Reason
Potential that test results would be assigned to the wrong Patient ID if cobas IT 1000 receives an ADT ADMIT, TRANSFER or MERGE event message that contains a genuine Patient ID (e.g. 999999), which is the same as what has been configured as the Generic Patient ID (999999 by default).
Root cause
Software design
Action
Roche sent an Urgent Medical Device Correction letter dated July 31, 2014 via UPS Ground (receipt required) to affected customers. The letter identified the affected product, problem and actions to be taken. Customers were instructed to follow the steps provided in the letter to prevent assigning patient results to an incorrect generic patient ID. Please contact the Roche Support Network Customer Support Center at 1-800-440-3638, prompt 5, 24 hours a day, seven days a week if you have questions about the information contained in this UMDC.
Quantity
148 Units
Distribution
US Nationwide Distribution in the states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, ME, MI, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, and WV.
Lot, serial or model codes
Part Numbers: 04420306001 Serial #'s: 2706, 2724, 2743, 2744, 2745, 2749, 2750, 2751, 2752, 2754, 2755, 2764, 2770, 2771, 2772, 2773, 2774, 2775, 2776, 2780, 2781, 2782, 2783, 2784, 2785, 2789, 2790, 2791, 2792, 2793, 2794, 2795, 2796, 2797, 2798, 2799, 2808, 2814, 2815, 2816, 2818, 2819, 2823, 2824, 2825, 2826, 2828, 2829, 2830, 2831, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2857, 2858, 2859, 2860, 2861, 2862, 2863, 2864, 2865, 2904, 2905, 2906, 2908, 2909, 2914, 2915, 2916, 2917, 2920, 2921, 2928, 2931, 2932, 2933, 2934, 2935, 2936, 2937, 2938, 2939, 2940, 2941, 2943, 2983, 2984, 2985, 2986, 2987, 2990, 2991, 2992, 2993, 2994, 2995, 2996, 2997, 2998, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3016, 3020, 3021, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3053, 3057, 3058, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3065, 3066, 3067, 3068, 3069, 3070, 3071, 3072, 3073, 3074, 3075, 3076, 3077, 3079, 3082, 3083, 3084, 3085, 3086, 3087, 3089, 3090, 3104, 3105, 3106, and 3107.
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
JQP
Firm FEI
1823260
Firm city
Indianapolis
Firm state
IN
Firm country
not on file

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