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Class 2 Device Recall Inverness Medical BioStar Strep A OIA MAX |
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Date Initiated by Firm |
April 06, 2009 |
Date Posted |
June 24, 2009 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on January 06, 2010 |
Recall Number |
Z-1506-2009 |
Recall Event ID |
51871 |
510(K)Number |
K962060
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Product Classification |
strep test in vitro diagnostic - Product Code GTZ
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Product |
Inverness Medical BioStar Strep A OIA MAX, 100 test kit size, Product Code: 90003, in vitro diagnostic. |
Code Information |
All lots: 196070, 196071, 196073, 196074, and 198052 expire 05/31/09; 196278, 196279, 196280, and 196281, expire 06/30/09. |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Binax, Inc. dba IMPD 10 Southgate Rd Scarborough ME 04074
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For Additional Information Contact |
Same as Above 207-730-7740
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Potential for false positive Strep A results.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Other |
Action |
Inverness Medical notified Customers by letter sent via Fedex April 6, 2009 . The letter included a request for a response from the customer. The product is discontinued. |
Quantity in Commerce |
1,729 kits |
Distribution |
Nationwide. |
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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510(K) Database |
510(K)s with Product Code = GTZ and Original Applicant = BIOSTAR, INC.
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