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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

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

November 07, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Event
Event 70164
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
7 Viper LT Systems
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1816-2015

Official wording

Reason: 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.

Derived failure modes

  • 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.