Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
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Reason
It has been identified that isolates (enterobacteria strains) were tested with agar dilution and broth micro dilution reference method:using eucast breakpoints (mic< or =8: susceptible ; mic>16: resistant), etest pip/tazo showed a higher frequency of erroneous results, false susceptible results, when comparing to the referenced method (broth-micro dilution).The risk to patients as a result of the performance shift is the potential for reporting erroneous results for piperacillin/tazobactam; specifically false susceptible results. this risk may lead to medical intervention for the patient because the erroneous result could negatively influence the selection of antibiotic therapy.
Action
Biomerieux is advising users to discontinue use and discard any remaining units. Biomerieux is advising users to discuss any concerns regarding previously reported results with the Laboratory Medical Director. This action has been closed-out on 31/08/2016.
Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
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Ortho-clinical diagnostics (ocd) received complaints of results for patient and proficiency samples were elevated in some instances. proficiency sample results when using vitros ca 19-9 kit lot 1320, compared to previous kit lots used and analysed (ocd internal testing), found an overall average positive bias of approximately +30% for samples within the normal range (<=37 u/ml) and +17% for samples above the normal range (>37 u/ml).
Action
Laboratories are being advised to immediately discontinue using and discard all remaining inventory of VITROS CA19-9 Calibrators and Reagent Packs, Lot 1320.
Review previously reported results using VITROS CA 19-9 Reagent Packs, Lot 1320 and discuss any concerns regarding previously reported results with your Laboratory Medical Director or the requesting physician to determine the appropriate course of action.
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics (OCD) will provide credits/replace stock of any product affected by this recall. This action has been closed-out on 12/08/2016.
Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
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An issue related to out-of-range-low (oorl) flucytosine (fct) qc results for candida krusei atcc 6258, the package insert qc strain, has been identified in association with the vitek 2 ast-ys06 and ast-ys07 test kits.Internal investigation at the manufacturing site has observed the oorl fct qc results for candida krusei atcc 6258. internal testing of fct with additional isolates shows a trend to call one to two doubling dilutions low. candida krusei are intrinsically resistant to fct and are therefore forced "resistant" in vitek 2 software (as of version 7.01); the vitek® 2 7.01 fct forcing rule does not apply to other candida species. user reports have been limited to the atcc 6258 qc strain; however, impact to patient results for candida krusei and other yeast cannot be ruled out.
Action
For the referenced test kits (VITEK 2 AST-YS06 or AST-YS07), laboratories are advised to not report Flucytosine (FCT) results for any organism until the new formulation (fct02n) is released.
This issue will be resolved with the release of a new Flucytosine (fct02n) formulation. The estimated timeframe for introduction of cards with the new Flucytosine formulation is six months. This action has been closed out on 09/08/2016.
Australian data is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Australia.
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Under specific conditions, vitek 2 60/xl and vitek 2 compact pc systems connected to a laboratory information system have the potential to link a test result to an incorrect patient record. the four conditions required to potentially cause an occurrence of this issue are:- patient demographics option is enabled- patient demographics are not associated with the isolate- user does not resolve qualified isolates- laboratory re-uses lab ids (accession numbers) prior to qualified isolates being resolved.
Action
Biomerieux is updating the instructions for use (IFU), addendum to the software user manual, to include appropriate instructions for resolution of Qualified isolates as a short term action. Biomerieux is implementing a software solution to reduce the likelihood of occurrence of this issue in the next software update, version 7.01 targeted for launch in November 2013.
Brazilian data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Anvisa, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Brazil.
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The company informs that a credit will be generated to the Laboratories, and that it has already begun the import process in emergency catater, once all the stock has been totally compromised due to the collection. If you received a letter dated August 26, 2003, complete the Return Certificate and return it by fax 21-2445.9523. For further information, please contact BIOMÉRIEUX BRASIL SA, by calling 0800 26 4848 - option 2, or your local representative.
Reason
The process of decreasing the stability of a raw material that composes the reagents was detected, this fact could generate false negative results.
Action
Issue of letter dated August 26, 2003 - Notice of Collection - requesting to suspend the use of lots and to retest all samples of negative results since July 24.
Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
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Reason
An internal investigation identified a performance deviation associated with quality control testing of retained product samples indeed the qc results were out of range resulting in false resistant strains.
Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
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2 complaints received involving immunoblot strip lots indicating that in a small % of samples hsv common antigen band appears lighter (less reactive) than leading control band. may lead to false negative.
Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
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Reason
Lots # 402120 & 402180 are experiencing stability issues due to raw material: could lead to report a false negative result.
Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
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Focus diagnostics has received some customer complaints of simplexa flu a/b & rsv lots with sporadic false positive rsv signals which may result in a higher rsv false positive rate. the potential false positive rsv results are unpredictable within the identified lots and may not be easily identified during testing. this issue is only seen with the rsv (m gene) fluorescent probe-primer. the influenza a/b results are not impacted since the fluorescent probe-primers to detect influenza a/b viruses are different than those detecting rsv.
Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
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Reason
An electrical contact problem may result in the device's failure to provide defibrillation shock which could result in delay or failure to resuscitate the patient.
The data from Switzerland is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Switzerland.
Colombian data is current through June 2019. All of the data comes from the National Institute of Drugs and Food Surveillance (INVIMA), except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Colombia.
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False sensitive results after submitting enterobacteria strains to tests with gel dedilution reference methods and microdilution in liquid medium, using the eucast critical concentrations (cmi <0u = 8: sensitive, cmi> 16: resistant). the risk to the patient is obtaining the potentially wrong result, in particular the result is falsely sensitive, directly influencing the medical decision in the selection of antibiotic therapy.
German data is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Germany.
German data is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Germany.
German data is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Germany.
German data is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Germany.
German data is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Germany.
German data is current through October 2018. All of the data comes from Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Germany.
Danish data is current through March 2019. All of the data comes from the Danish Medicines Agency, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of data from the U.S. and Denmark.
The data from Spain is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Spain.
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Action
Cessation of the use of certain references and batches of the antimicrobial susceptibility test Etest PIP / TAZO / CON-4 PTC 256, manufactured by BioMérieux SA, France, due to the possibility of obtaining erroneous results (false susceptible).
Finnish data is current through April 2018. All of the data comes from Valvira - National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Finland.
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Source: FSCA
Reason
Device failure / feature before use - manufacturing.
Finnish data is current through April 2018. All of the data comes from Valvira - National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Finland.
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Source: NCAR
Reason
Device failure / feature before use - manufacturing.
Finnish data is current through April 2018. All of the data comes from Valvira - National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Finland.
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Source: M2
Reason
Device failure / feature before use - material / component.
French data is current through early September 2018. All of the data comes from L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and France.
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The company BIOMERIEUX withdraws from the market batches 0402120 and 0402180 (February 2004) of the in vitro diagnostic medical device called VIDAS CHLAMYDIA - reference 30101, following a stability problem, which, after July 24, 2003, may have resulted in False negative results .. In agreement with the Afssaps, the company Biomérieux requires that all patients whose results were made negative after July 24, 2003, be retested with another batch of this device .. This device allows the detection of the Chlamydia antigen from endocervical and urethral samples, using the Enzym Linked Fluorescent Assay (ELFA) technique on the Vidas automaton.
French data is current through early September 2018. All of the data comes from L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and France.
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Action
The ANSM has been informed of the implementation of a withdrawal of batches made by the company Biomérieux .. The users concerned have received the attached mail (09/12/2015) (180 KB). This security action is registered at ANSM under the number 15DIV1332