Events

Recall of VITEK 2 AST GP67

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
    77026
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-2353-2017
  • Event Initiated Date
    2017-04-20
  • Event Date Posted
    2017-05-22
  • 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=155066
  • 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
    System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation - Product Code LON
  • Reason
    The integrity of the product container may be compromised thereby exposing product to moisture which could lead to antibiotic degradation (loss of potency).
  • Action
    The firm posted their recall notification on their customer website on 4/20/2017. The firm sent the recall notification letter to their customers via FedEx on 4/21/2017 for delivery 4/24/2017. A follow-up recall notice will be issued on 5/08/2017 which identified 3 additional lots impacted by the recall.

Device

VITEK 2 AST GP67
  • Model / Serial
    1320165103 10/May/18 1320172103 17/May/18 1320172203 17/May/18 1320179203 24/May/18 1320186103 31/May/18 1320193103 07/Jun/18 1320194103 08/Jun/18 1320215103 29/Jun/18 1320215203 29/Jun/18 1320222103 06/Jul/18 1320223103 07/Jul/18 1320242103 26/Jul/18 1320242203 26/Jul/18 1320249103 02/Aug/18 1320250103 03/Aug/18 1320256103 09/Aug/18 1320256203 09/Aug/18 1320257103 10/Aug/18 1320263103 16/Aug/18 1320264103 17/Aug/18 1320264203 17/Aug/18 1320277103 30/Aug/18 1320277203 30/Aug/18 1320284103 06/Sep/18 1320284203 06/Sep/18 1320285103 07/Sep/18 1320285203 07/Sep/18 1320291103 13/Sep/18 1320291203 13/Sep/18
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    2
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Nationwide distribution in the U.S, including military and government sites. The product was also distributed to Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia - Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroun, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Uganda, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.
  • Product Description
    VITEK¿ 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility card (AST-GP67), REF 22226, 20 cards per carton.
  • 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