| Catalog Number |
221267 |
| Medical Device Problem Code |
Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings (1535)
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| Health Effect - Clinical Code |
No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions (4582)
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| Date of Event |
01/13/2024
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Type of Reportable Event
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Malfunction
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported while using bd bbl¿ chocolate ii agar (gc ii agar with hemoglobin and isovitalex¿) biological contamination was found on one patient's sample.There was no health impact or consequences reported.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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H.3.A device evaluation and or device history review is anticipated but is not complete.Upon completion, a supplemental report will be filed.
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Additional Manufacturer Narrative
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Investigation summary: during manufacturing of material 221267, media is formulated and sent through a high temperature short time sterilizer to remove bioburden.The petri dishes are subjected to uv radiation to decrease bioburden.The petri dishes are filled in a positive pressure hepa filtered environment.The filled plates are cooled and immediately wrapped into sleeves to decrease the introduction of microbes.Sleeves are then packaged into cartons and then transferred to a refrigerated truck (2 to 8 degrees c) for shipment to the distributor.Bd distributors are provided with the storage guidelines for the shipping and handling of bd media of 2 to 8 degrees c in a dark place.The batch history record review for batch 3299073 was satisfactory and no quality notifications were generated during manufacturing and inspection.The release testing that is performed on this product does include bioburden testing.A sample of plates are incubated at 25 degrees c and at 35 degrees c for approximately 72 hours.All bioburden testing performed on this batch was satisfactory per bd internal procedures.Affected product does not have any sterility claims; the product is tested for bioburden prior to release to ensure that it conforms to product specifications.However, this does not ensure that the end-user will not receive a contaminated plate.The complaint history was reviewed, there are no other complaints taken on this batch 3299073 for this defect.There were no retention samples available for investigation of this complaint.There are no photos or return samples available for this investigation.This complaint cannot be confirmed.No complaint trends for this defect have been identified; no actions are indicated at this time.Bd will continue to trend complaints for contamination.
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Event or Problem Description
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It was reported while using bd bbl¿ chocolate ii agar (gc ii agar with hemoglobin and isovitalex¿) biological contamination was found on one patient's sample.There was no health impact or consequences reported.
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Search Alerts/Recalls
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