Events

Recall of VITEK 2 GN ID

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-2341-2017
  • 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=154843
  • 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 negative identification panel - Product Code LQM
  • 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 GN ID
  • Model / Serial
    241396010 17/Oct/17 241398120 07/Nov/17 241398420 10/Nov/17 241398620 12/Nov/17 241398720 13/Nov/17 241398820 14/Nov/17 241399520 21/Nov/17 2410000203 26/Nov/17 2410002203 28/Nov/17 2410006203 02/Dec/17 2410007203 03/Dec/17 2410008203 04/Dec/17 2410009103 05/Dec/17 2410031103 27/Dec/17 2410033103 29/Dec/17 2410034103 30/Dec/17 2410037103 02/Jan/18 2410038103 03/Jan/18 2410041103 06/Jan/18 2410042103 07/Jan/18 2410043103 08/Jan/18 2410044203 09/Jan/18 2410047203 12/Jan/18 2410052103 17/Jan/18 2410057103 22/Jan/18 2410058103 23/Jan/18 2410063103 28/Jan/18 2410064103 29/Jan/18 2410065103 30/Jan/18 2410071103 05/Feb/18 2410072103 06/Feb/18 2410078103 12/Feb/18 2410083103 17/Feb/18 2410085203 19/Feb/18 2410086103 20/Feb/18 2410088103 22/Feb/18 2410091203 25/Feb/18 2410092103 26/Feb/18 2410093103 27/Feb/18 2410097103 03/Mar/18 2410098103 04/Mar/18 2410099103 05/Mar/18 2410100103 06/Mar/18 2410105203 11/Mar/18 2410106103 12/Mar/18 2410107203 13/Mar/18
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • 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-Negative identification card (GN), IVD, REF 21341, 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