Events

Recall of Device Recall SensiDisc

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
    37405
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0669-2007
  • Event Initiated Date
    2007-02-19
  • Event Date Posted
    2007-03-29
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2007-07-09
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=50497
  • 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
    in vitro diagnostic - Product Code JTN
  • Reason
    Antibiotic susceptibility testing reagent was not manufactured according to specifications and may cause ineffective treatment regimen in patients with infections. the recalling firm received customer reports of false susceptibility results.
  • Action
    The recalling firm ceased distribution of the product on 01/15/07 and subsequently notified US distributors by faxed letter and international consignees by e-mail on 02/19/07. The notification advised distributors to discontinue and return remaining inventory for replacement. The consignees were instructed to return the accompanying response form indicating inventory counts for credit. The notice also requested distributors to provide within three days the end-user lists of those receiving the product for subsequent direct notification by the recalling firm. The notification to consignees was initiated on 02/22/07 by overnight courier. The consignee notification advised that the product will give false susceptible results when testing with the identified QC organism using the Kirby Bauer method. Consignees were instructed to immediately discontinue use and return prouct identified by lot 6167435, EXP 06/30/08 and reply by returning the enclosed response form. The firm recommended to end users, primarily laboratory and testing facilities, that patient isolates yielding susceptible results with the identified lot of Ticarcillin Sensi-disc which had not been tested with the QC organism, be retested and the physicians notified.

Device

Device Recall SensiDisc
  • Model / Serial
    Lot 6167435, exp 6/30/08
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide, including USA, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Philippines, Belgium, Japan, Mexico, Singapore, Chile, India, and Venezuela.
  • Product Description
    BD¿ Sensi-Disc¿ Ticarcillin TIC-75, in vitro diagnostic, catalog # 231619, package of 10 cartridges, labeled in part ***BD Diagnostic Systems, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD 21152***
  • Manufacturer
    Becton Dickinson & Co.

Manufacturer

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