Events

Recall of ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY DISCS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by OXOID COMPANY.

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
    47925
  • Event Risk Class
    III
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-07-15
  • 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
    A technical investigation has indicated that the cartridges of this lot of oxoid antimicrobial susceptibility testind discs amp10 (ampicillin) may contain individual discs that are not impregnated with antibiotic. continued use of this lot could result in false indication of resistance to ampicillin.

Device

ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY DISCS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: CT0003B (Lot serial: Lot 1071623)
  • Product Description
    Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Disc AMPlO (Ampicillin) CT0003B
  • Manufacturer
    OXOID COMPANY

Manufacturer

OXOID COMPANY