| Class 2 Device Recall Xpert EV Assay, Catalog GXEV100N10. | |
Date Initiated by Firm | September 15, 2017 |
Create Date | October 18, 2017 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 28, 2023 |
Recall Number | Z-0028-2018 |
Recall Event ID |
78177 |
Product Classification |
unknown device name - Product Code N/A
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Product | Xpert EV Assay, Catalog GXEV-100N-10.
The Cepheid Xpert EV assay is a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using the GeneXpert Dx System for the presumptive qualitative detection of enterovirus (EV) RNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens from individuals with signs and symptoms of meningitis. |
Code Information |
batch 1000045409 (lot 06802) |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Cepheid 904 E Caribbean Dr Sunnyvale CA 94089-1189
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall | Customers have reported a higher than expected number of invalid test results when using the recalled product per the package insert. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Nonconforming Material/Component |
Action | Recall notification letters were sent out to affected consignees on 9/15/17. |
Quantity in Commerce | 977 kits (9770 units) |
Distribution | USA, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Spain, France, UK, Ireland, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Lebanon, Netherlands, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Uruguay |
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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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