Events

Recall of remel Haemophilus Test Medium (Agar)

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Remel 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
    58684
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2929-2011
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-04-21
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-08-03
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2013-06-21
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=99935
  • 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
    Culture media, antimicrobial susceptibility test, excluding mueller hinton agar - Product Code JSO
  • Reason
    Organism strains may fail to consistently produce confluent growth.
  • Action
    The firm, Remel, Inc., sent two "IMPORTANT MEDICAL DEVICE PRODUCT RECALL NOTICE" letters one dated April 20, 2011 to: Microbiology Lab Supervisors and the second dated April 25, 2011 to:Distributors via regular mail. The letters described the product, problem and actions to be taken. The customers were instructed to to review their inventory for the listed product lot(s); discard all remaining units of the product lots; and complete and return the Product Inventory Checklist by May 9, 2011 regardless if they have affected product in the enclosed self-addressed, stamped envelope. The distributors were further instructed to notify their customers if they further distributed the product. If you have inquiries concerning this advisory, please contact our Technical Services Department at 800-255-6730 or 913-888-0939.

Device

remel Haemophilus Test Medium (Agar)
  • Model / Serial
    Lot 017075, Exp. 2011.04.18; lot 018116, Exp. 2011.04.21; Lot 020358, Exp. 2011.04.27; lot 023750, Exp. 2011.05.04; and lot 023851, Exp. 2011.05.05.
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide distribution.
  • Product Description
    remel Haemophilus Test Medium (Agar), 150mm plates, 10/pk, Ref. #R04033. The firm name on the label is Remel, Lenexa, KS. || For use in qualitative procedures by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) as the growth medium for antimicrobial disk diffusion tests with Haemophilus species.
  • Manufacturer
    Remel Inc

Manufacturer

Remel Inc
  • Manufacturer Address
    Remel Inc, 12076 Santa Fe Trail Dr, Lenexa KS 66215-3519
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc
  • Source
    USFDA