bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, B.40, 3D I USB-ML02, Industry instrument software update, German, French, catalog number 413482 Software update for an instrument which is most commonly used to isolate and recover specimens drawn from adult and older pediatric patients that are acutely ill with signs and symptoms suggestive of blood stream infection, which can be due to a variety of sources including lung, abdomen, urinary tract, endovascular, and skin.

Reason: The product may mislabel patient information on culture specimen bottles due to a software miscommunication.

Code information: Identified by B.40 firmware

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