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Event 74761

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
July 08, 2016
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class I
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
BioMerieux SA

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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NucliSENS easyMAG Magnetic Silica The NucliSENS easyMAG accessory products are reagents and disposable to be used with the bioMerieux extraction systems which mention these products in their User Manuals. They enable the automated extraction (purification and concentration) of total nucleic acids (RNA/DNA) from biological samples which are liquid and homogeneous. These products are intended for in vitro diagnostic use by healthcare professionals only.

Z-2342-2016
Recall number
Z-2342-2016
Initiated
July 08, 2016
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
BioMerieux SA
Quantity
7,845 units

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Several customer complaints about amplification performance issues when using different batches of MagSil with the NucliSENS easyMAG extraction platform.

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Official device-enrichment evidence · Unknown

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Reason for recall

Several customer complaints about amplification performance issues when using different batches of MagSil with the NucliSENS easyMAG extraction platform.

Code information

Lots - Z017BB1MS, Z017BF1MS, Z017CA1MS, Z017BE1MS, Z017CC1MS, Z017CD1MS, Z017CH1MS, Z017BD1MS, Z017DB1MS, Z017BA1MS, Z017CF1MS, Z017CE1MS, Z017CG1MS, Z017DA1MS, Z017DC1MS, Z017DD1MS, Z017EA1MS, Z017EB1MS, Z017FB1MS, Z017KF1MS, Z017KG1MS, Z017KH1MS

Distribution pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide in the states of: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, and the countries of Angola, Argentina, Austria, Australia, Austria, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Djibouti Antilles, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, India, Israel, Italy, Kuwait, Latvia, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe