Roche Diagnostics Corp.
Alfa Wassermann brand REF E1-8 STARLYTE III ISE Fluid Pack for use in the STARLYTE III electrolyte analyzer, Roche part number 03361152001.
| Date | Mar 11, 2005 (initiated Dec 21, 2004) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Reason | A defective seam in the two chamber pouch may result in the mixing of reagents, which would either result in an inability to calibrate the analyzer or would bias patient results. |
| Root cause | Other |
| Action | Own name distributor consignees were notified on or about 1/3/05 via letter dated 12/21/04, and were requested to discontinue shipment of the product, notify all of their customers of the recall and to discard product. Roche consignees were notified via letter dated 12/21/04, requested to notify their customers if they had further distributed the product, and instructed to discard all inventory of product. |
| Quantity | 5222 units |
| Distribution | Nationwide, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Panama, Philippines, Poland, Russia, San Salvador, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thai |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |