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Recall of Device Recall BD BACTEC FX 40 instrument

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
    67245
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0870-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-12-09
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-01-30
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-08-20
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=125075
  • 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
    System, blood culturing - Product Code MDB
  • Reason
    Improperly functioning component of a diagnostic medical device may cause false negative results in clinical specimens.
  • Action
    BD Diagnostics initiated a field correction by phone on December 9, 2013, to affected customers and followed the calls with letters, e-mails, or fax. BD Diagnostics sent a secondary Urgent Field Corrective Action letter dated November 2013 to all affected customers. The recalling firm Secondary notifications were serial number specific and explained that some BD BACTEC FX instruments contain racks that may demonstrate variable indicator light intensities. Specifically, the Anonymous vial indicator lights which should appear yellow may instead appear more green in color. BD noted that affected instruments continue to function properly and will not report an incorrect result. The issue is limited to the yellow indicator lights only. Red and green indicator lights appear as intended. BD is developing software to correct this issue and anticipates that the new software will be available to begin instrument updates by February, 2014. The new software will not affect instrument if the indicator lights are functioning as intended. Until the software can be updated on your instrument, BD provided workflow instructions to ensure that the indicator light issue does not occur. For questions regarding this recall call 410-316-4054.

Device

Device Recall BD BACTEC FX 40 instrument
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog number 442296
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and Internationally to IN, AU, CN, AR, BE, PE, KR, BR, CO, SG, TH, BN, HK, JP, and CA.
  • Product Description
    BD BACTEC FX 40 instrument, catalog number 442296, manufactured by BD Diagnostic Systems, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152. || The instrument is designed for the rapid detection of bacteria and fungi in clinical specimens. Samples are drawn from patients and injected directly into BACTEC culture vials, which are placed into the instrument for incubation and testing.
  • Manufacturer
    Becton Dickinson & Co.

Manufacturer

Becton Dickinson & Co.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Becton Dickinson & Co., BD Diagnostic Systems, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks MD 21152-0999
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • Source
    USFDA