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Recall of Device Recall PhoenixSpec Calibrator & Kit

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
    75375
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-0311-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-06-01
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2016-11-08
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=150165
  • 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, test, automated, antimicrobial susceptibility, short incubation - Product Code LON
  • Reason
    Bd has determined that the bbl phoenixspec calibrator kits referenced in this recall from the following lots (5364776, 5345796 ) are labeled with an incorrect expiration date (year). the expiration date printed on the individual calibration tubes within the kit are correct but difficult to read on a portion of the tubes.
  • Action
    All US customers were contacted via letters sent via UPS. Ex-US BD sites will contact customers in their local regions. The firm will use an acknowledgement form included with the follow up letter that is mailed or faxed back to BD will be reconciled with the customer list. BD will contact 100% of our customers that have not responded to the communication to verify acknowledgement

Device

Device Recall PhoenixSpec Calibrator & Kit
  • Model / Serial
    Part/Catalog Number.: 440911, 441951  Lot / Serial Number. :5364776, 5345796
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    BD has contacted all 31 US customers and 22 Ex-US sites which received product from the associated catalog numbers. US: AL, CA, CO, KY, MD, MI, MS, NE, NJ, OH, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA and WI. Ex-US: Argentina, Europe, Canada, China, Ecuador, India, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam 4 US government sites were contacted
  • Product Description
    PhoenixSpec Calibrator & Kit is used to calibrate the PhoenixSpec & Phoenix AP Instruments. The instruments are then used to measure the turbidity of microbial suspensions equivalent to McFarland standards 0.10 to 4.50.
  • 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