Events

Recall of VIDAS DDimer Exclusion II

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
    68747
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2232-2014
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-04-17
  • Event Date Posted
    2014-08-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2014-10-08
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=128596
  • 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
    Fibrinogen and fibrin split products, antigen, antiserum, control - Product Code DAP
  • Reason
    Customer complaints about not repeatable results below the detection limit (<45 ng/ml). therefore false negatives are being reported for results around the medical decision point of 500 ng/ml that initially tested at <45 ng/ml.
  • Action
    A recall letter was issued on 4/17/2013 to US customers via FED Ex mailing. The letter included a fax back acknowledgment form. A recall notice was also sent via email to bioMerieux Subsidiaries and international distributors on 4/11/2013.

Device

VIDAS DDimer Exclusion II
  • Model / Serial
    Reference 304551-01 - Lots 1001625210, Exp. date 8/8/20123; 1001715580, Exp. date 9/26/2013; 1001711530, Exp. date 9/11/2013; 1001789540, Exp. date 10/29/2013; 1001932680, Exp. date 12/12/2013
  • Product Classification
    Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
  • Product Description
    VIDAS D-Dimer Exclusion II, an automated quantitative test for use on instruments of the VIDAS family for the immunoenzymatic determination of fibrin degradation products in human plasma using the Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay technique. Also indicated for use in conjunction with clinical pretest probability assessment model to exclude DVT and PE disease.
  • 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