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Device product

BD Gram Stain Kit, containing 1- 250 mL bottle of Gram Crystal Violet, and additional reagents: Gram Iodine (Stabilized), Gram Decolorizer, Gram Safranin. Gram Stain Kits and Reagents are used to stain microorganisms from cultures or specimens by the differential Gram method.

Z-2031-2012

April 12, 2012

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Event
Event 61769
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
539 kits
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2031-2012

Official wording

Reason: Potential for increase level of artifacts to appear as large, spherical and easy to distinguish or small & more difficult to distinguish from gram positive cocci.

Code information: Lot 1348873, Exp April 30, 2013

Distribution pattern: Nationwide Distribution.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Potential for increase level of artifacts to appear as large, spherical and easy to distinguish or small & more difficult to distinguish from gram positive cocci.