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Class 2 Device Recall BacT/ALERT FA Culture Bottles |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
November 05, 2007 |
Date Posted |
January 04, 2008 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on December 08, 2009 |
Recall Number |
Z-0457-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
45799 |
Product Classification |
Blood Culturing System - Product Code MDB
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Product |
bioMerieux, BacT/ALERT¿ FA Culture Bottles, bioMerieux, Inc., Durham, NC 27704 |
Code Information |
Lot Numbers: 1017685, 101793 and 1017788 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
bioMerieux, Inc. 100 Rodolphe St Durham NC 27712-9402
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For Additional Information Contact |
James M. Clinton 919-620-2599
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Duplicate Bottle Indentification -- Three lot numbers of BacT/ALERT¿ FA Culture Bottles labels contained duplicate bottle identification (Bottle ID) barcode numbers. (Lots 1017685 and 1017788 contain the same series of Bottle ID's; Lot 1017693 contains duplicate Bottle ID's within the lot and may share Bottle ID's with both lots 1017685 and 1017788)
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Process control |
Action |
bioMerieux notified all Consignees with a Urgent Product Recall Notice letter on 11/05/2007. They were instructed to examine their inventory to determine if they have any remaining inventory of the 3 affected lots. If they have any of these bottles they were instructed to stop using them and destroy all remaining inventory. A Customer Acknowledgement Form was attached to be completed and returned to bioMerieux via fax or mail. There were also instructions attached for the use of Generic Bottle Barcodes and Creating a Unique Bottle ID. |
Quantity in Commerce |
7,025 |
Distribution |
Worldwide Distribution-USA including countries of Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Dijbouti, Estonia, Federation of Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guadeloupe, India, Israel, Italy, Korea, Kuwait, Martinique, Mexico, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Saudi Arabia, Serbia Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Vietnam. |
Total Product Life Cycle |
TPLC Device Report
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1 A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
2 Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
3 For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 §7.55.
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