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Class 2 Device Recall Vitek 2 ASTGN13

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 Class 2 Device Recall Vitek 2 ASTGN13see related information
Date Initiated by FirmApril 20, 2017
Date PostedMay 22, 2017
Recall Status1 Terminated 3 on July 22, 2020
Recall NumberZ-2348-2017
Recall Event ID 77026
Product Classification System, test, automated, antimicrobial susceptibility, short incubation - Product Code LON
ProductVITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-GN13), REF 22095, 20 cards per carton.
Code Information 1100152203 27/Apr/18 1100180103 25/May/18 1100201103 15/Jun/18 1100252203 05/Aug/18 1100258203 11/Aug/18 1100259203 12/Aug/18
Recalling Firm/
Manufacturer
Biomerieux Inc
595 Anglum Rd
Hazelwood MO 63042-2320
For Additional Information ContactJeff Scanlan
314-731-8694
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).
FDA Determined
Cause 2
Packaging
ActionThe 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 Commerce18,156 cartons
DistributionNationwide 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 CycleTPLC Device Report

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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