Events

Recall of Device Recall VIDAS Testosterone

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

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
    77292
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2339-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-05-15
  • Event Date Posted
    2017-06-29
  • 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=155630
  • 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
    Radioimmunoassay, testosterones and dihydrotestosterone - Product Code CDZ
  • Reason
    Complaints were received from customers observing falsely overestimate results or external quality control higher results than expected when performing tests with vidas testosterone.
  • Action
    An Urgent Product Safety Notice was sent on 5/15/2017 to consignees. The Notice requested that they discontinue use and discard any remaining inventory of the product, and to identify any possible falsely over estimated results and determine appropriate actions if relevant. The Notice also included a response form to be returned to Biomerieux.

Device

Device Recall VIDAS Testosterone
  • Model / Serial
    Lots 1004878310 & 1005001080
  • Product Classification
    Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    AR, CA, CO, GA, IL, IA, MI, MN, MT, NY, OK, TN, TX, WY, Columbia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, France, Hong Kong, Jordan, Nicaragua, Russian Fed., Sri Lanka, Sweden, Ukraine
  • Product Description
    VIDAS Testosterone, Ref 30418
  • Manufacturer
    bioMerieux, Inc.

Manufacturer

bioMerieux, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    bioMerieux, Inc., 100 Rodolphe St, Durham NC 27712-9402
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Compagnie Merieux Alliance
  • Source
    USFDA