Events

Recall of Flex Cocaine Reagent Cartridge on Dimension

According to L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), this recall involved a device in France that was produced by DADE BEHRING.

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
  • Date
    2006-03-23
  • Event Country
    France
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
    https://ansm.sante.fr/S-informer/Informations-de-securite-Retraits-de-lots-et-de-produits/retrait-de-lots-du-dmdiv-cartouche-de-reactif-flex-cocaine-dade-behring
  • Notes / Alerts
    French data is current through early September 2018. All of the data comes from L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), 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 France.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    On March 24, 2006, DADE BEHRING withdrew EJ6174 - FG6180 - CB6192 - FM6210 - CP6224 from the market for the in vitro diagnostic medical device called Flex Cocaine Reagent Cartridge on Dimension - Reference Analyzers DF 92A following the Highlighting. a decrease in the sensitivity of the technique at the level of the threshold value. This device is used for the detection of the urinary metabolite of cocaine .. The company DADE BEHRING directly warned the recipients of the incriminated lots by means of the attached message (24/03/2006) (20 KB) validated by the Afssaps . The competent European authorities concerned are informed directly by the manufacturer. This information is intended for laboratory managers, the directors of health establishments and the reactovigilance correspondents for dissemination, where appropriate, to the services concerned.

Device

Flex Cocaine Reagent Cartridge on Dimension
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    in-vitro_medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    DADE BEHRING

Manufacturer

DADE BEHRING
  • Source
    LAANSM