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Event 82501

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Event summary

Timeline bucket
March 15, 2019
Product types
Device
Classifications
Class II
Statuses
Terminated
Recalling firm wording
bioMerieux, Inc.

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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Biomerieux Vitek 2 Test kit VITEK 2 is an automated system consisting of instruments, software and reagent cards designed for the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and yeast.

Z-1137-2019
Recall number
Z-1137-2019
Initiated
March 15, 2019
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Recalling firm
bioMerieux, Inc.
Quantity
10784 cartons

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0
Unexpected ESBL (Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase) phenotype had been proposed for some Escherichia coli strains in conjunction with the VITEK 2 AST-N254, AST-N330, AST-N371 (ref.413723,418674, 422024) test kits.

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

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Reason for recall

Unexpected ESBL (Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase) phenotype had been proposed for some Escherichia coli strains in conjunction with the VITEK 2 AST-N254, AST-N330, AST-N371 (ref.413723,418674, 422024) test kits.

Code information

Ref: 413723 (AST-N254), 418674 (AST-N330) and 422024 (AST-N371 Card) with 8.01/9.01 SW Unique Device Identifier: 03573026404550 (AST-N254) / 03573026474836 (AST-N330) / 03573026604363 (AST-N371)

Distribution pattern

Internationally to: United Kingdom, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine, Germany, and Scotland.