Brand Name: ¿ cobas c 6000 MODULAR Series System e 601 ¿ cobas c 8000 MODULAR Series System - e 602 ¿ Roche /…
Medical device recall Z-0378-2018. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jan 24, 2018.
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The short answer
Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report on Jan 24, 2018. Copied from openFDA on Oct 20, 2026.
- Class II FDA’s class
- Terminated its status, in FDA’s file
- Nationwide FDA’s word for where it went
- 2517 how much, in FDA’s words
Every line below is in FDA’s own words, with its source beside it. FDA’s terms are explained in FDA’s own words.
How serious is it, by FDA’s class?
Class II, the middle of FDA’s three classes.
“Products that might cause a temporary health problem, or pose only a slight threat of a serious nature. Example: a drug that is under-strength but that is not used to treat life-threatening situations.”
openFDA, in plain words, its enforcement report fields.
“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.”
FDA’s rule, 21 CFR 7.3(m)(2), eCFR.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
What’s wrong with it?
Roche has confirmed that a possible sample mismatch issue may occur on the MODULAR ANALYTICS E 170 module, cobas e 601 analyzer, or cobas e 602 analyzer due to a software limitation.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Which ones are recalled?
Brand Name: ¿ cobas c 6000 MODULAR Series System e 601 ¿ cobas c 8000 MODULAR Series System - e 602 ¿ Roche / Hitachi MODULAR Analytics Combination System Model/Catalog/Part Number: MODULAR Analytics E 170 ¿ 03022109001 ¿ 03023109973 ¿ 03739040001 ¿ 03739040692 ¿ 05023572001 ¿ 05023599001 cobas e 601 module ¿ 04745922001 ¿ 04745922692 ¿ 05036348001 ¿ 05036348692 ¿ 05860652001 cobas e 602 module ¿ 05990378001 The Roche/Hitachi MODULAR Analytics System (E170) is a fully automated, random-access, software- controlled system for immunoassay and photometric analysis intended for qualitative and quantitative in vitro determinations using a wide variety of tests. The cobas 6000 series (e 601) is a fully automated, random-access, software-controlled system for immunoassay and photometric analysis intended for qualitative and quantitative in vitro determinations using a wide variety of tests. It is optimized for high throughput workloads in the professional environment using a combination of Ion selective electrodes (ISE), a photometric analysis unit an immunoassay analysis module. The cobas 8000 Modular Analyze Series (e602) is a fully automated system for Clinical chemistry analysis, intended for the in vitro qualitative and quantitative determination of analytes in body fluids. It is optimized for high throughput workloads in the professional environment using a combination of ion selective electrodes (ISE) and a photometric analysis unit.
2517, in FDA’s words.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Codes to check against yours
Serial Number 2072-26 27P6-20 15S2-20 2717-18 2719-02 1544-11 1686-03 1534-12 1698-04 1549-04 2275-12 2263-16 2263-17 2497-16 1849-01 1570-15 26F0-17 2256-18 2564-30 2850-05 2384-12 2384-18 2399-08 2230-19 2230-20 2379-14 2381-02 27Z8-01…
Every code shown here, 1,998 characters
Serial Number 2072-26 27P6-20 15S2-20 2717-18 2719-02 1544-11 1686-03 1534-12 1698-04 1549-04 2275-12 2263-16 2263-17 2497-16 1849-01 1570-15 26F0-17 2256-18 2564-30 2850-05 2384-12 2384-18 2399-08 2230-19 2230-20 2379-14 2381-02 27Z8-01 2058-22 1909-13 1909-01 27V5-20 15U5-18 2308-01 2087-07 1984-05 1985-07 26D3-30 2497-01 1861-18 1861-19 26D0-27 26D1-21 1480-14 1480-15 1488-01 1488-02 26C3-12 26F0-19 26F0-27 26D9-24 2107-35 2348-12 2348-13 1423-16 2237-18 2240-09 2240-10 16J8-05 16J8-06 16L7-20 16K2-17 16K2-18 16K2-19 16K2-20 16K3-01 16K3-06 16K3-07 16K3-08 16K3-09 16L4-03 16L4-04 26D1-25 26D1-26 26D1-28 26D1-29 2328-03 2437-13 2072-29 2072-30 2064-12 1931-11 2080-35 1936-08 2049-15 27Z0-09 27Z0-10 1911-11 2581-18 2062-14 2074-05 1430-16 1430-17 1691-17 1691-18 1985-13 1989-19 1739-19 2578-25 13B8-12 1169-06 1169-08 1169-09 1211-16 1211-17 1211-18 1224-10 1458-04 2543-10 27J6-15 2048-05 2406-27 26B3-30 1927-19 1914-13 1914-11 27J7-06 2822-07 2822-08 2535-23 2306-04 1159-19 2867-11 2711-02 27Y6-19 2107-20 2195-34 2106-20 2079-34 27M5-13 15D1-02 15C9-10 15F0-17 15F0-18 2137-15 1872-01 2195-40 2102-30 2428-02 2539-08 1377-14 2495-01 1490-16 15C5-16 15C5-17 15C5-20 15C6-01 2250-02 26H6-29 2423-15 2539-06 1377-12 2307-26 2307-27 2227-11 2080-24 1128-05 1128-06 14B1-02 14B2-13 2467-05 27Z8-09 26E4-05 2413-14 2423-19 2086-27 27Z0-14 27Z0-16 2145-16 2321-26 2321-25 26F1-20 26F1-19 1305-40 26G7-23 26G8-09 27L8-12 27X4-14 2719-07 27S8-20 15U1-20 26A4-28 26D1-22 2368-06 1128-19 2427-29 2539-07 1377-13 1357-08 1357-09 1357-10 1344-05 1344-06 14B1-01 1344-02 1344-03 1344-04 1469-03 1469-04 1469-05 1476-20 1482-11 1483-01 1483-17 1483-18 1483-19 1483-20 1484-16 1484-17 1484-18 1490-18 1490-19 1490-20 14A3-01 14A3-02 14A3-03 15B7-01 15B7-02 2430-27 2430-29 15B7-03 2327-25 2347-04 2369-04 2332-04 2332-09 27S4-02 27S4-03 2230-14 2230-18 1211-15 1211-14 15D2-04 15D2-05 15D3-12 15F0-15 15F0-16 16P4-02 16P4-03 2061-21 14A9-16 14A9-17 14A9-18 15B7-04 2256-19 2865-20 2867-01 2070-11…
FDA’s list runs to 20,129 characters. The first part is shown; the rest is on FDA’s record.
Copied exactly as FDA lists them: lot and serial numbers, dates and other codes on the product or its label.
Where did it go?
FDA’s words for the “general area of initial distribution”: where the firm first shipped it.
USA (nationwide) Distribution
These words name no state.
What FDA means by nationwide
“The term “nationwide” is defined to mean the fifty states or a significant portion. Note that subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
openFDA, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
Is it still going on?
Terminated, in FDA’s file.
“FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts have been made to remove or correct the violative product in accordance with the recall strategy, and proper disposition has been made according to the degree of hazard.”
openFDA, on “Terminated”, its enforcement report fields.
What these words mean is quoted from openFDA’s field reference and 21 CFR 7.3.
- The firm began the recall on Jun 29, 2017.
- FDA classified it on Jan 16, 2018.
- FDA’s Enforcement Report published it on Jan 24, 2018.
- FDA terminated it on Jan 24, 2020.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who is recalling it?
- Roche Diagnostics Corporation, of Indianapolis, IN.
- Who began it, in FDA’s words: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
- How the firm first told its customers: Letter.
FDA, Device recall enforcement reports. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated weekly.
What this record can’t tell you
- Whether your own one is affected: compare the codes, dates and numbers above with yours. When unsure, ask the firm or the store.
- Where it went after the firm’s first shipments. FDA’s words cover the firm’s initial distribution, and, in FDA’s words, “subsequent distribution by the consignees to other parties may not be included.”
- How many have been returned, corrected or destroyed: FDA’s report doesn’t say.
- Whether anyone was hurt or fell ill: the report doesn’t say.
- How current it is: openFDA publishes FDA’s Enforcement Report weekly, after FDA does, and a firm can announce a recall weeks before it appears there. openFDA’s own caution: “This data should not be used as a method to collect data to issue alerts to the public, nor should it be used to track the lifecycle of a recall.”
- FDA’s list of codes runs to 20,129 characters; the first part is shown here, and the rest is on FDA’s record.
- A product with no recall here isn’t safe by that: FDA’s report lists the recalls FDA classified, and when.
Hearth Record wrote these lines; the quotations are FDA’s.
Sources
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Device recall enforcement reports.
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