Events

Recall of VITEK 2 SYSTEM - SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST CARDS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BIOMERIEUX 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
    62791
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-03-07
  • 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
    Biomerieux received reports from some customers about a high rate card or antibiotic terminations for vitek2 ast-gn27 card (#22245). an internal investigation revealed sporadic scratches on the outer surface of the gray transfer tubing of some card of the lot 267215010.

Device

VITEK 2 SYSTEM - SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST CARDS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 22245 (Lot serial: 267215010)
  • Product Description
    VITEK 2 AST-GN27 card
  • Manufacturer
    BIOMERIEUX INC.

Manufacturer

BIOMERIEUX INC.