Events

Recall of Device Recall VITEK 2 GP ID Test card

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
    77935
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-3134-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-08-25
  • 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=158270
  • 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
    Gram positive identification panel - Product Code LQL
  • Reason
    Customer reports have indicated occurrences of atypical negative o129r reactions for enterococcus casseliflavus atcc(r) 700327(tm) in association with vitek(r) 2 gp id lot 2420240403 and 2420303403, causing failure of the quality control (qc) testing for the vitek(r) 2 gp id card. the expected o129r reaction for atcc¿ 700327(tm) strain is positive.
  • Action
    bioMerieux sent an Urgent Product Removval Notice to all affected consignees (Subsidiaries) of bioM¿rieux, impacted by the identified issue, were notified of the FSCA and corrective action (FSCA notification) electronically on August 25, 2017. . The directions to the user are as follows: "Please implement the following actions at this time: We request you take the following action at this time: " Please confirm this letter has been distributed and reviewed by all appropriate personnel within your organization. " Please refrain from using the referenced test kits (VITEK¿ 2 GP ID, Lots 2420240403 and 2420303403) in your laboratory. Destroy any of this product in your inventory, and contact your local bioM¿rieux representative for credit or replacement. " Please store this letter with your bioM¿rieux system documentation. " Complete the attached Acknowledgement Form and return it to your local bioM¿rieux representative." Consignees with questions were instructed to contact their local representative.

Device

Device Recall VITEK 2 GP ID Test card
  • Model / Serial
    Lot Number 2420240403, Exp. 24-JUL-18, 2420303403, Exp 24-SEP-2018
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    US and Angola, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, China, Congo, Croatia, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Oman, Panama, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
  • Product Description
    VITEK(R) 2 GP, REF 21342, IVD, UDI 03573026131920, bioMerieux, Inc. || VITEK(R) 2 is an automated system consisting of instruments, software and reagent cards designed for the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and yeast. The VITEK¿ 2 utilizes growth based biochemical patterns to determine identification. The VITEK¿ 2 provides minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) results for most organism/drug combinations as well as a category interpretation (S, I, or R) consistent with accepted criteria
  • 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