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FDA (Devices) recall action 65246

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. recalled 4 products on 2013-07-03

The FDA (Devices) publishes a recall like this one as 4 separate product records. They share a firm, a date and a cause; this page is all of them in one place, so the scale of the action is visible rather than spread across 4 pages.

Products
4
Announced
2013-07-03
Critical
0
Units

Why these products were recalled

Roche has confirmed the potential for an undetected elevated INR test result with the CoaguChek XS, CoaguChek XS Plus, and CoaguChek XS Pro meters. In rare cases, instead of a value, an ERROR 6 message is displayed.

The agency’s own wording, quoted from the enforcement report.

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  • HighFDA (Devices)··2013-07-03

    Roche Recalls CoaguChek XS Plus Systems Due to Potential Test Errors

    Roche is recalling CoaguChek XS Plus systems because they may display an error message instead of a value, potentially leading to undetected elevated INR results.

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    CoaguChek XS Plus System The CoaguChek XS Plus system for use by professional healthcare providers for quantitative prothrombin time testing for the monitoring of warfarin therapy.
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  • HighFDA (Devices)··2013-07-03

    Roche Recalls CoaguChek XS Pro Systems Due to Potential Test Errors

    Roche is recalling 537 CoaguChek XS Pro Systems because they may display an error message instead of a prothrombin time value.

    Product
    CoaguChek XS Pro System The CoaguChek XS Pro System (CoaguChek XS Pro meter and CoaguChek XS PT Test strips) quantitatively determines prothrombin time ("PT"), using capillary blood or whole blood from a vein (non anticoagulated venous whole blood).
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  • HighFDA (Devices)··2013-07-03

    Roche Recalls CoaguChek XS Meters Due to Potential INR Test Errors

    Roche is recalling CoaguChek XS meters because they may display an error message instead of a value, potentially leading to undetected elevated INR results.

    Product
    CoaguChek XS System (PST) The CoaguChek XS PT test strips are part of the CoaguChek XS System. The CoaguChek XS System measures blood-clotting time for people who are taking anticoagulation medications such as Coumadin¿ or warfarin.
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  • HighFDA (Devices)··2013-07-03

    Roche Recalls CoaguChek XS Meters Due to Potential Test Errors

    Roche is recalling CoaguChek XS System meters because they may display an error message instead of a value, potentially leading to undetected elevated INR results.

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    CoaguChek XS System (HCP) The CoaguChek XS System is intended for use by professional healthcare providers for quantitative prothrombin time testing for the monitoring of warfarin therapy.
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