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Device product

bioMerieux PREVI Isola System (General purpose,microbiology, diagnostic Medical Device), (REF 29500/29500R), bioMerieux, Hazelwood, MO.

Z-1177-2014

February 10, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Biomerieux Inc
Event
Event 67463
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
471 instruments
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1177-2014

Official wording

Reason: The firm has determined the product may fail to dispense the sample to the agar plate resulting in a "failure to dispense" in conjunction with urine specimens. This could lead to a "false" negative growth result.

Code information: Serial number range: AS 180-00001 to AS 180-00476

Distribution pattern: Distribution was made to AK, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA and WI.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The firm has determined the product may fail to dispense the sample to the agar plate resulting in a "failure to dispense" in conjunction with urine specimens. This could lead to a "false" negative growth result.