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Recall of Device Recall BD Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Tests

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Becton Dickinson & Co..

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
    76492
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1394-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-08-27
  • Event Date Posted
    2017-02-27
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-03-06
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=153355
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Dna probe, yeast - Product Code MLA
  • Reason
    Bd has confirmed that a portion of tests associated with the affected lots( 446252 and 446257 ) of product may exhibit blue speckles or fibers on the beads and cards, as shown below. this issue would result in an invalid test, as described in the package insert.
  • Action
    Becton Dickinson sent an Urgent Product Recall Letter dated August 2015. The distributors were provided with a written communication via email and customers were provided with a written communication via UPS. Customers were not asked to send product back. If further assistance is needed regarding replacements, please contact BD Customer Service Department at 1-800-675-0908. For all other inquiries, please contact BD Technical Services Department at 1-800-638-8663. For further questions please call (410) 316-4428.

Device

Device Recall BD Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Tests
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog Number Batch Number  446252 5126980  5135673  5138774  5140625  5142767  5153674  5153675  5224882  446257 5141655  5148857  5156873  5173648
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution including Puerto Rico and to the states of : AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV and WY and to the countries of : AU, BE, IN, KR, SG,
  • Product Description
    BD AffirM VPIII Microbial Identification Test
  • Manufacturer
    Becton Dickinson & Co.

Manufacturer

Becton Dickinson & Co.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Becton Dickinson & Co., 7 Loveton Cir, BD Diagnostic Systems, Sparks MD 21152-9212
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • Source
    USFDA