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Event 70164

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
November 07, 2014
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
Becton Dickinson & Co.

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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BD Viper LT System, catalog number 442839 when used in conjunction with the BD ProbeTec Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Qx Assay (cat. #442959) and the BD ProbeTec Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Qx Assay (cat. #442842). In vitro diagnostic.

Z-1816-2015
Recall number
Z-1816-2015
Initiated
November 07, 2014
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Quantity
7 Viper LT Systems

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Potential for false positive Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) results and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) results when processing the CT Qx and GC Qx Assays on the BD Viper LT Instrument.

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Reason for recall

Potential for false positive Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) results and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) results when processing the CT Qx and GC Qx Assays on the BD Viper LT Instrument.

Code information

Only the BD Viper LT Systems, catalog number 442839, that utilize the CT/GC Assays are affected. Serial numbers VLT0040, VLT0001, VLT0015, VLT0016, VLT0023, VLT0026, VLT0033.

Distribution pattern

Worldwide distribution to US (state of LA), Hong Kong, Austria, China, France, and the UK.