Class 2 Device Recall bioMerieux RAPID 20 E

• Date Initiated by Firm: November 09, 2021
• Create Date: December 27, 2021
• Recall Status: Terminated on February 10, 2025
• Recall Number: Z-0422-2022
• Recall Event ID: 89041
• Product Classification: Kit, identification, enterobacteriaceae - Product Code JSS
• Product: RAPID 20 E, REF 20701, System for the identification of Enterobacteriaceae in 4 hours, 25 strips/package, IVD.
• Code Information: Lot numbers 1008332150, Exp. 20-APR-2022, and 1008787180, Exp. 12-DEC-2022
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Biomerieux Inc; 595 Anglum Rd; Hazelwood MO 63042-2320
• For Additional Information Contact: Clinical Customer Support; 800-682-2666
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: There is an error in the new version of the package insert. The Reading Table lists the incorrect color for a negative result for the CIT test.
• FDA Determined Cause: Under Investigation by firm
• Action: bioMerieux in the U.S. issued an Urgent Field Safety Notice dated November 2021 on 11/9/2021 via email for delivery to the Lab Director or Lab Manager. The notice described the issue, impact to the customer, and listed the required customer actions: Distribute the information to all appropriate personnel in their laboratory and forward the information to all parties that may use the product, including others to whom the product may have been transferred. The customer is informed they can continue to use RAPID 20 E, however, they must refer to the following Reading Table or to the corrected RAPID 20 E package insert version "G1" available on Resource Center when reading the CIT test result. For tests previously performed using RAPID 20 E, the customer is strongly recommended that they identify any possible misidentifications to analyze the related risks and to determine appropriate actions, if relevant. An Acknowledgement Form was enclosed to confirm receipt of the notice.
• Quantity in Commerce: 1,043 units
• Distribution: US Nationwide distribution in the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MI, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA, and WI. There was government distribution but no military distribution.
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

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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.