Date Initiated by Firm | October 07, 2008 |
Date Posted | March 20, 2009 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 30, 2009 |
Recall Number | Z-1008-2009 |
Recall Event ID |
50224 |
510(K)Number | K972030 |
Product Classification |
Staphylococcus Aureus Screening Kit - Product Code JWX
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Product | Dryspot (R) Staphytect Plus, Catalog #DR0100M, 120 tests/kit.
Latex slide agglutination test for the differentiation of Staphylococcus aureus by detection of clumping factor, Protein A and certain polysaccharides found in methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) from those staphylococci that do not possess these properties. |
Code Information |
Lot J054710, Exp. 2010.04.30 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Remel, Inc 12076 Santa Fe Trail Dr Lenexa KS 66215-3519
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For Additional Information Contact | Robert Booth 913-895-4007 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Control and test wells are reversed on some of the reaction cards. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Pending |
Action | The recalling firm issued Important Medical Device Customer Advisory Notice letters dated 10/7/08 via regular mail to their customers explaining the reason for recall. The letter requested that they review their inventory for the product lots indicated in the letter; discard all of the lot remaining in their inventory; complete and return the Product Inventory Checklist. |
Quantity in Commerce | 32 kits dist. by recalling firm |
Distribution | Nationwide Distribution -- including MN, MI, IL, and NC. |
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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510(K) Database | 510(K)s with Product Code = JWX
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