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Class 2 Device Recall VITEK 2 AST YS07 |
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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-2461-2017 |
Recall Event ID |
77026 |
Product Classification |
unknown device name - Product Code N/A
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Product |
VITEK¿ 2 Gram Fungal Susceptibility card (AST-YS07), IVD, REF 414967, 20 cards per carton. |
Code Information |
2870115203 21/Mar/18 2870125203 31/Mar/18 2870129203 04/Apr/18 2870129223 04/Apr/18 2870143203 18/Apr/18 2870150203 25/Apr/18 2870157203 02/May/18 2870209403 23/Jun/18 2870221203 05/JUL/18 2870235203 19/Jul/18 2870241203 25/Jul/18 2870241223 25/Jul/18 2870248403 01/Aug/18 2870276203 29/Aug/18 2870283103 05/Sep/18 2870283203 05/Sep/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 |
12,738 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. |
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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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