Events

Recall of AMPLICHECK SWAB CT/GC CONTROL AMPLIFIED POSITIVE

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BIO-RAD LABORATORIES (CANADA) 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
    24589
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-11-29
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, 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 Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    La reactivite et la performance de l'amplichek swab ct/gc control amplified positive (controle positif pour neisseria gonorrhoeae) peuvent varier selon le lot mais surout selon les methodes d'analyses.

Device

AMPLICHECK SWAB CT/GC CONTROL AMPLIFIED POSITIVE
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 133 (Lot serial: 22422); Model Catalog: 133X (Lot serial: 22422)
  • Product Description
    Amplicheck Swab CT/GC Control A positif
  • Manufacturer
    BIO-RAD LABORATORIES (CANADA) LTD.

Manufacturer

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES (CANADA) LTD.