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Device recall: cobas¿ PCR Urine Kit 100 PKT IVD cobas¿ PCR Female Swab Kit 100 PKT IVD cobas¿ PCR media 100T IVD cobas¿ PCR Female Swab
FDA enforcement event 67441 is a device recall by Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. of Branchburg, NJ, initiated 6 Jan 2014 and classified Class II, with 1 product record.
FDA defines Class II as 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. 91% of the 1,176 device enforcement events initiated in 2014 carry the same class.
Status: Terminated, terminated 7 Aug 2014. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. has 30 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 1 product record per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., Branchburg, NJ.
Reason for recall
"Numerous complaints have been filed that leaking cobas ¿ PCR media 4.3 mL IVD have been received from different lots of the cobas ¿ PCR Urine kits, cobas ¿ PCR Female Swab kits, and cobas ¿ PCR media kits."
Distribution
"Nationwide Distribution"
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-1111-2014 | cobas¿ PCR Urine Kit 100 PKT IVD cobas¿ PCR Female Swab Kit 100 PKT IVD cobas¿ PCR media 100T IVD cobas¿ PCR Female Swab Kit 100 PKT JPN-IVD Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. Branchburg, NJ 08876 USA Roche Diagnostics 9115 Hague Road Indianapolis, IN 46250-0457 The cobas¿¿ PCR media serves as a nucleic acid stabilizing… | 84 kit batches | Class II | Terminated | 5 Mar 2014 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
All 30 events for Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Numerous complaints have been filed that leaking cobas ¿ PCR media 4.3 mL IVD have been received from different lots of the cobas ¿ PCR Urine kits, cobas ¿ PCR Female Swab kits, and cobas ¿ PCR media kits."
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. 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.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Nationwide Distribution"
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Terminated; the termination date is 7 Aug 2014. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.