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Device product

VersaTREK Windows Software, Version 5.4.3 is a component of the VersaTrek System. The Software CD will be individually packaged using a standard CD plastic case and placed into a standard CD mailer The VersaTREK System is for cultivating and recovering microorganisms, especially bacteria and yeasts, from blood and other normally sterile body fluids.

Z-2323-2012

July 23, 2012

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Trek Diagnostic Systems
Event
Event 62757
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
333 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2323-2012

Official wording

Reason: Review of instrument software databases and investigation of two customer reports determined that on rare occasions (less than 0.3%), following the removal of a positive signaling bottle from the VersaTREK instrument, the positive test result inadvertently reverted to a negative result in the instrument database.

Code information: Software: Cat. 6133-30-3, Version 5.4.3.

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA including AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO , CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY. Internationally to the countries of Bahamas, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and United Kingdom

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Review of instrument software databases and investigation of two customer reports determined that on rare occasions (less than 0.3%), following the removal of a positive signaling bottle from the VersaTREK instrument, the positive test result inadvertently reverted to a negative result in the instrument database.