Events

Recall of BD BBL Vancomycin Screen Agar

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Becton Dickinson Pty Ltd.

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    RC-2014-RN-00851-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-07-31
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2014-RN-00851-1
  • Notes / Alerts
    Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    Bd has confirmed reports that the above referenced lots of product may have exhibited breakthrough growth of vancomycin susceptible enterococcus species control organisms on bd bbl vancomycin screen agar.
  • Action
    End users are requested to discontinue use and discard any remaining product. This action has been closed-out on 02/06/2016.

Device

BD BBL Vancomycin Screen Agar
  • Model / Serial
    BD BBL Vancomycin Screen AgarCatalogue number: 222204 Lot number: 4048040 & 4073274ARTG number: 209648
  • Manufacturer
    Becton Dickinson Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Becton Dickinson Pty Ltd