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Device product

VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-GN83), REF 413440, 20 cards per carton.

Z-2431-2017

April 20, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Biomerieux Inc
Event
Event 77026
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1,040 cartons
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2431-2017

Official wording

Reason: The integrity of the product container may be compromised thereby exposing product to moisture which could lead to antibiotic degradation (loss of potency).

Code information: 6730188203 02/Jun/18 6730244203 28/Jul/18 6730280203 02/Sep/18

Distribution pattern: Nationwide distribution in the U.S, including military and government sites. The product was also distributed to Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia - Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroun, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Uganda, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

Derived failure modes

  • Potency or specification failure

    reason.potency_specification_failure · v1.0.0

    loss of potency