Events

Recall of BBL CRYSTAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS GRAM-POSITIVE ID KIT

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC..

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
    34811
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2000-08-21
  • 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
    Use of the affected products may cause the mis-identification of certain organisms typically identified by these kits.

Device

BBL CRYSTAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS GRAM-POSITIVE ID KIT
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: 0010168 AND 0017152); Model Catalog: (Lot serial: 9344151)
  • Product Description
    BBL CRYSTAL GRAM-POSITIVE ID KIT
  • Manufacturer
    BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC.