The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-0043-2020·Announced 2019-10-16

Roche Online TDM Vancomycin Gen.3 Recalled for Inaccurate Low Sample Results

Roche Diagnostics is recalling Online TDM Vancomycin Gen.3 kits because they may produce inaccurately low sample results.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall is classified as FDA Class II, and the hazard involves inaccurate test results which pose a risk of harm to patients, but the source text does not report any specific injuries or illnesses.

Plain-English summary

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. is recalling the Online TDM Vancomycin Gen.3 (200 tests) product, Catalog # 06779344190, used with the cobas c 311 and cobas c 501/502 analyzers. The recall was initiated because the product may produce inaccurately low sample results.

The recall covers 33,979 units distributed to 48 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. All lots are affected. The source text does not specify the exact dates of distribution or the specific facilities where the product was used.

Healthcare facilities and laboratories should stop using the affected product and contact Roche Diagnostics for further instructions. The source text does not provide specific consumer instructions for individual patients, as this is a professional medical device.

The recalled product

Product
Online TDM Vancomycin Gen.3 ( 200 tests) Catalog # 06779344190 Analyzer/Module: cobas c 311 and cobas c 501/502
Affected units
33,979

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

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Distribution

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 2 recalled by Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 2 products in this recall →