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Class 2 Device Recall VITEK 2 GN ID |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
April 20, 2017 |
Date Posted |
May 22, 2017 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on July 22, 2020 |
Recall Number |
Z-2341-2017 |
Recall Event ID |
77026 |
Product Classification |
Gram negative identification panel - Product Code LQM
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Product |
VITEK¿ 2 Gram-Negative identification card (GN), IVD, REF 21341, 20 cards per carton. |
Code Information |
241396010 17/Oct/17 241398120 07/Nov/17 241398420 10/Nov/17 241398620 12/Nov/17 241398720 13/Nov/17 241398820 14/Nov/17 241399520 21/Nov/17 2410000203 26/Nov/17 2410002203 28/Nov/17 2410006203 02/Dec/17 2410007203 03/Dec/17 2410008203 04/Dec/17 2410009103 05/Dec/17 2410031103 27/Dec/17 2410033103 29/Dec/17 2410034103 30/Dec/17 2410037103 02/Jan/18 2410038103 03/Jan/18 2410041103 06/Jan/18 2410042103 07/Jan/18 2410043103 08/Jan/18 2410044203 09/Jan/18 2410047203 12/Jan/18 2410052103 17/Jan/18 2410057103 22/Jan/18 2410058103 23/Jan/18 2410063103 28/Jan/18 2410064103 29/Jan/18 2410065103 30/Jan/18 2410071103 05/Feb/18 2410072103 06/Feb/18 2410078103 12/Feb/18 2410083103 17/Feb/18 2410085203 19/Feb/18 2410086103 20/Feb/18 2410088103 22/Feb/18 2410091203 25/Feb/18 2410092103 26/Feb/18 2410093103 27/Feb/18 2410097103 03/Mar/18 2410098103 04/Mar/18 2410099103 05/Mar/18 2410100103 06/Mar/18 2410105203 11/Mar/18 2410106103 12/Mar/18 2410107203 13/Mar/18 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Biomerieux Inc 595 Anglum Rd Hazelwood MO 63042-2320
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For Additional Information Contact |
Jeff Scanlan 314-731-8694
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
The integrity of the product container may be compromised thereby exposing product to moisture which could lead to antibiotic degradation (loss of potency).
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Packaging |
Action |
The firm posted their recall notification on their customer website on 4/20/2017. The firm sent the recall notification letter to their customers via FedEx on 4/21/2017 for delivery 4/24/2017. A follow-up recall notice will be issued on 5/08/2017 which identified 3 additional lots impacted by the recall. |
Quantity in Commerce |
177,828 cartons |
Distribution |
Nationwide distribution in the U.S, including military and government sites. The product was also distributed to Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia - Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroun, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Uganda, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. |
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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