Events

Recall of Syva rapid test THC

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 SA.

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
    2000-10-27
  • 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-reactif-denomme-syva-rapid-test-thc-reference-6a029
  • 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
    Batches ATOC15 and ATOC25 (per.30.06.01) of the reagent called Syva rapid test THC - reference 6A029 - from the company DADE BEHRING SA are withdrawn from the market following the obtaining of false positive results for certain samples of patients having a concentration THC () 9-tetrahydrocannabinol) below the threshold level.

Device

Syva rapid test THC
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    in-vitro_medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    DADE BEHRING SA

Manufacturer

DADE BEHRING SA
  • Source
    LAANSM