ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-0870-03 ยท MMI Immunoassay Method, Troponin Subunit

Roche Diagnostics Corp.

Elecsys Troponin T; catalog number 2017644

DateMay 29, 2003 (initiated Apr 25, 2003)
StatusTerminated
ReasonHemoglobin interference limitation revised downward; hemolyzed samples may result in false negative results.
Root causeOther
ActionAn Urgent Product Correction letter was mailed to each account, during the week of 4/21/03, advising them not to use hemolyzed specimens with a hemoglobin level equal to, or greater than, 0.1 g/dL.
DistributionUnited States
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

K984105ELECSYS TROPONIN T STAT TEST
Boehringer Mannheim Corp., Dec 8, 1998