Events

Recall of VITEK MS PLUS

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BIOMERIEUX 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
    23078
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-09-04
  • 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 has observed an increase in the failure rate of the vitek ms plus-chca matrix when used as the negative control (matrix run alone on the spot).

Device

VITEK MS PLUS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 410895 (Lot serial: n.a.)
  • Product Description
    VITEK MS PLUS
  • Manufacturer
    BIOMERIEUX CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

BIOMERIEUX CANADA INC.