Events

Recall of Device Recall The NucliSENS easyMAG Magnetic Silica

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by BioMerieux SA.

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
    76026
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 1
  • Event Number
    Z-0976-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-11-23
  • Event Status
    Open, Classified
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=151968
  • 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
    Reagent, general purpose - Product Code PPM
  • Reason
    A drift of the performance with the bk test (bk virus, worst case application) was observed for some silica batches of magnetic silica (magsil). this is the same issue as in recall z-2342-2016.
  • Action
    Consignees were notified via, URGENT PRODUCT SAFETY CORRECTION NOTICE on/about 11/23/2016. This is the same issue as in recall Z-2342-2016, notification letter sent on/about 7/8/2016.

Device

Device Recall The NucliSENS easyMAG Magnetic Silica
  • Model / Serial
    Reference number: 280133, Lot numbers: Z017KA1MS, Z017KB1MS, Z017LE1MS, Z017MA1MS, Z017NA1MS, Z017NB1MS, Z017NC1MS and Z017ND1MS.
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide; BioMerieux Subsidiaries in: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Czech republic, Germany, Spain, France United Kingdom, Greece, China, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia Fed., Sweden, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, South Africa; Distributors in: Peru, Kenya, Morocco, Serbia, Romania, Uruguay, Latvia, Dutch Antilles, Israel, Georgia, Armenia, Malaysia, Belarus and Direct Customers in: Togo, Djibouti, Burkina Faso, Mongolia, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Iraq.
  • Product Description
    MagSIL (NucliSENS easyMAG Magnetic Silica), || Product Usage: || The NucliSENS¿ easyMAG¿ system is an in vitro diagnostic medical device and is intended for the automated isolation (purification and concentration) of total nucleic acids (RNA/DNA) from biological specimens.
  • Manufacturer
    BioMerieux SA

Manufacturer

BioMerieux SA
  • Manufacturer Address
    BioMerieux SA, Chemin De L'Orme, Marcy L'Etoile France
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Compagnie Merieux Alliance
  • Source
    USFDA