FDAAugust 6, 2020device
The TaqPath RT-PCR COVID-19 Kit with Applied Biosystem's COVID-19 Interpretive Software v1.2 for 7500 RTPCR instruments, includes the assays and controls for a multiplex real-time RT-PCR test for the qualitative detection of RNA from SARS-CoV-2 in upper respiratory specimens and bronchoalveolar l...
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
COVID-19 Interpretive Software issues that may cause: 1) the risk of invalid or inconclusive tests/false negative and potentially increasing the retesting burden on customers. 2) false positive results due to improper vortexing.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
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Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
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- FDAVOCSN+Pro package, REF: PRT-00853-000; VOCSN+Pro unit, REF: PRT-00490-0012026-05-08
- CPSCAnalemma Water Bottles Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Laceration and Ingestion Hazards; Imported by New Earth Technologies d.o.o.2026-05-07
- FDAPhaseOne Antimicrobial Solution, Model/Catalog Number: 150502026-04-27
- FDAGE HealthCare CARESCAPE TELEMETRY SERVER ARK-2250L - NORTH AMERICA, REF #5697603, Product Code KSA; used in conjunction wtih ApexPro CARESCAPE Telemetry Server (CTS) v6.0; Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)2026-04-24
- FDAGE HealthCare IOU ASSY ARK2250 CARESCAPE TELEMETRY SERVER, REF #2108729-901, Product Code SS9; ApexPro CARESCAPE Telemetry Server (CTS) v5.0; Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)2026-04-24
- FDAGE HealthCare ApexPro v6.0 eDelivery Software, REF #5700026, Product Code SUV; used in conjunction wtih ApexPro CARESCAPE Telemetry Server (CTS) v6.0; Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)2026-04-24
- FDAGE HealthCare CARESCAPE TELEMETRY SERVER V5 ATO MODEL, REF #2063702-101, Product Code SS9; used in conjunction with ApexPro CARESCAPE Telemetry Server (CTS) v5.0; Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)2026-04-24
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