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Recall of Device Recall Vitek 2 ASTYS01 REF 22 108

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
    70868
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-1603-2015
  • Event Initiated Date
    2015-03-27
  • Event Date Posted
    2015-05-12
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2017-03-24
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=135323
  • 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
    Susceptibility test cards, antimicrobial - Product Code LTW
  • Reason
    The test kits have out-of-range-low (oorl) flucytosine qc results for candida krusei atcc 6258.
  • Action
    The notification, consisting of the Field Safety Corrective Action (FSCA #2488) packet, was issued electronically to the subsidiaries and distributors on 3/27/15. FSCA #2509 was issued electronically to the subsidiaries and distributor on 4/13/15, which superseded FSCA #2488.

Device

Device Recall Vitek 2 ASTYS01 REF 22 108
  • Model / Serial
    lot 281317710, 26-AUG-15; lot 281347810, 22-JUN-16; and lot 281350120, 15-JUL-16.
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Distributed only to foreign subsidiaries and distributors, including Canada and Mexico.
  • Product Description
    Vitek 2 AST-YS01 REF 22 108, Fungal Susceptibility Card, 20 cards per carton, IVD. || Intended for use with the Vitek 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of clinically significant yeasts to antifungal agents when used as instructed.
  • Manufacturer
    Biomerieux Inc

Manufacturer

Biomerieux Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Biomerieux Inc, 595 Anglum Rd, Hazelwood MO 63042-2320
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Compagnie Merieux Alliance
  • Source
    USFDA