The Recall Desk
Agency classClass IIOur severity:HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2476-2019·Announced 2019-09-11

Roche cobas e 601 Module Recalled for Inaccurate Results

Roche Diagnostics is recalling cobas e 601 modules due to a quality issue with high pressure solenoid valves that may cause inaccurate test results.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 involves a risk of harm (inaccurate medical test results) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. is recalling one unit of the cobas e 601 module (cobas 6000 Modular Series system), Part Number 04745922001. The recall is due to a quality issue with high pressure solenoid valves that may cause inaccurate results.

The affected unit has Serial Number 31A1-01. The product was distributed in the states of New York, Montana, Hawaii, Indiana, Maryland, Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Kentucky, California, Florida, Oregon, Louisiana, Missouri, and Alaska.

Healthcare facilities and laboratories should contact Roche Diagnostics for further instructions regarding the return or replacement of the affected module.

The recalled product

Product
cobas e 601 module (cobas 6000 Modular Series system) Part Number: 04745922001
Affected units
1

Is your product affected?

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Lot numbers (1)

  • Serial # : 31A1-01

Distribution

Distributed in 15 states:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 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 3 products in this recall →

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