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translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.titles.recall_field_safety_notice

According to Saudi Food & Drug Authority, this translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.types.recall_field_safety_notice involved a device in Saudi Arabia that was produced by bioMerieux Inc.

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    mdprc 030 09 11 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-09-07
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=826
  • Notes / Alerts
    Saudi data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Saudi Food & Drug Authority, 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 Saudi Arabia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Report Source: NCMDR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company
  • Reason
    Problem in r1 reagents specificity (anti staphylococcus aureus latex). this reagent can show an auto agglutination that could lead to a positive test with different strains than the staphylococcus ureus ones.

Device

Slidex Staph plus
  • Model / Serial
    Part number  Lot number  Expiration date  73 115  1102104106  2012‐03‐08  73 116  1012103761  2011‐12‐24  73 116  1011103665  2012‐03‐08  73 115  1012103706  2011‐12‐24
  • Product Description
    Reagents, Microbiology, Bacteria, Identification, Staphylococcus aureus
  • Manufacturer
    bioMerieux Inc

Manufacturer

bioMerieux Inc