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Device product

COBAS TaqMan Mycobacteria tuberculosis (MTB) Test FOR IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC USE.

Z-0762-2013

November 28, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Event
Event 63997
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
335 CE-IVD TDFs; 48 JPN-IVD TDFs
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0762-2013

Official wording

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.

Code information: 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.

Distribution pattern: 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)

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    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.