medical Class II Updated 2018-06-20

BioMerieux SA recalls The VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Card is intended fo

Recalled Product

The VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Card is intended for use with the VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of clinically significant aerobic gram negative bacilli to antimicrobial agents. Fully automated short-term incubation cycle antimicrobial susceptibility system is a device that incorporates concentrations of antimicrobial agents into a system for the purpose of determining in vitro susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from clinical specimens. Test results obtained from short-term (less than 16 hours) incubation are used to determine the antimicrobial agent of choice to treat bacterial diseases.


Hazard / Issue

A shipment to Guadeloupe suffered a temperature excursions up to 47.8¿C, exceeding the acceptable limits. After detection of the issue, Global Supply Chain QA asked the bioM¿rieux distributor in Guadeloupe to put products in quarantine in July 2017; After several reminders, the distributor informed in November 2017 that products were delivered to customers.

Issued by

FDA

Distribution: International distribution.
Lot/Code Info: VITEK¿ 2 AST-N233 (ref: 413117): Lot Number 6330343103
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