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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

MicroScan Pos Combo Panel Type 33, Part No. B1017-211 MicroScan Pos (Positive) panels are designed for use in determining antimicrobial agent susceptibility and/or identification to the species level of rapidly growing aerobic and facultative gram-positive cocci, some fastidious aerobic gram-positive cocci and Listeria monocytogenes.

Z-0559-2016

December 01, 2015

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Beckman Coulter Inc.
Event
Event 72779
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
2,706 units total (1,276 units in US)
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0559-2016

Official wording

Reason: Beckman Coulter has confirmed falsely negative results for Voges-Proskauer (VP) (pale-pink/brown/colorless) with Quality Control (QC) American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) organism Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 in a portion of affected lots of MicroScan Pos Combo and MicroScan Pos Breakpoint Combo panels. The expected result is positive.

Code information: 2016-04-29 2016-05-04 Part No. B1017-211

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) Distribution and to the countries of : Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and United Kingdom.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Beckman Coulter has confirmed falsely negative results for Voges-Proskauer (VP) (pale-pink/brown/colorless) with Quality Control (QC) American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) organism Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 29213 in a portion of affected lots of MicroScan Pos Combo and MicroScan Pos Breakpoint Combo panels. The expected result is positive.