Events

Recall of ID-DC Screening II. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD).

According to Department of Health, Therapeutic Goods Administration, this recall involved a device in Australia that was produced by Bio-Rad Laboratories 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-2016-RN-01574-1
  • Event Risk Class
    Class II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-12-12
  • Event Country
    Australia
  • Event Source
    DHTGA
  • Event Source URL
    https://apps.tga.gov.au/Prod/sara/arn-detail.aspx?k=RC-2016-RN-01574-1
  • 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
    It has been identified that the box insert of lot 50560.79.04 may not be the one corresponding to the product.
  • Action
    Bio-Rad is advising customers to discard the box inserts of the affected lot and replace them with the correct box inserts provided.

Device

ID-DC Screening II. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD).
  • Model / Serial
    ID-DC Screening II. An in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD).Catalogue Number: 004831Lot Number: 50560.79.04Expiry Date: 30 Sept 2017ARTG Number: 220117
  • Manufacturer
    Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd

Manufacturer

Bio-Rad Laboratories Pty Ltd