Class 2 Device Recall bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update

• Date Initiated by Firm: October 16, 2012
• Date Posted: November 16, 2012
• Recall Status: Terminated on October 28, 2013
• Recall Number: Z-0307-2013
• Recall Event ID: 63467
• Product Classification: System, blood culturing - Product Code MDB
• Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 ZIP-ML05, Clinical instrument software, Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian, Slovak, catalog number 412625 Software update for the clinical instrument which is most commonly used to isolate and recover specimens drawn from adult and older pediatric patients that are acutely ill with signs and symptoms suggestive of blood stream infection, which can be due to a variety of sources including lung, abdomen, urinary tract, endovascular, and skin.
• Code Information: Identified by B.40 firmware
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Biomerieux Inc; 595 Anglum Rd; Hazelwood MO 63042-2320
• For Additional Information Contact: Alexander Earle; 919-620-2682
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: The product may mislabel patient information on culture specimen bottles due to a software miscommunication.
• FDA Determined Cause: Software design
• Action: BIOMERIEUX sent an Urgent Product Correction Notice to all affected customers starting on October 16, 2012, The letter identified the affected product, the problem, and the action to be taken by hte customer. The firm provided modified instructions for use to clarify how to properly load bottles and to provide appropriate cautions and warnings concerning bottle loading. Customers were instructed to ensure that the letter and guidance on how to properly scan and load bottles is distributed, and training is provided to all appropriate personnel within their organization. Check for lost bottles in their system; fill out and return the Acknowledgement Form in Attachment A by fax to confirm receipt of the notice. Customers were instructed to contact their local bioMerieux Customers Service Representative with any questions. For questions regarding this recall call 919-620-2682.
• Quantity in Commerce: 163 kits
• Distribution: Worldwide Distribution - USA including AR, AZ, CA, FL, KS, LA, MD, MN, MT, NC, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA and WA. Internationally to Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegowina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina FASO, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, COTE DIVOIRE, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MALTA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, PALESTINE, AND SERBIA.
• 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.