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Event 67036

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
September 10, 2013
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Steris Corporation

Dossier provenance

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  • openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
  • openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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VERIFY¿ Dual Species Self-Contained Biological Indicator, Distributed by STERIS Corporation, Mentor, OH. Intended for use in installation testing and routine monitoring of steam sterilization and ethylene oxide sterilization processes.

Z-0605-2014
Recall number
Z-0605-2014
Initiated
September 10, 2013
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Steris Corporation
Quantity
1,238 boxes

App-derived interpretation

Potency or specification failure reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0
does not meet specifications

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Reason for recall

STERIS has identified that the population of the G. stearothermophilus spores that monitor STEAM sterilization cycles does not meet specifications for Lot # 131004 of the Verify Dual Species Self-Contained Biological Indicators. As a result the spore count on the affected product is lower than the labeled minimum and the product may incorrectly indicate that a 5-log spore kill was achieved.

Code information

Lot #131004 Model #'s: S3060, S3061, S3065, S3069, LCB006 & LCB007.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AK, Al, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY, and the countries of BAHRAIN, CANADA, COLUMBIA, GERMANY, ITALY, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SPAIN, and THE NETHERLANDS.