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Device product

API NIH (REF 10400). ZYM B reagent is used and included inside of API NH (REF 10400) and API Listeria (10300). All of the API's are standardized systems combining several biochemical tests that enable group or species identification of most microorganisms.

Z-1477-2014

March 06, 2014

Class II

Product summary

Firm
BioMerieux SA
Event
Event 67820
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
33,853
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1477-2014

Official wording

Reason: bioMerieux identified a visual defect and activity issue on the ZYM B reagent (REF 70493) and FB reagent (REF 70562). The activity issue lead to a false negative result of some Rapid ID 32 strips and API biochemical tests using the ZYM B reagent or FB reagent

Code information: Code - 1002786740, Exp. Date 6/3/2014, 1002809140, Exp. Date 6/18/2014, 1002814890, Exp. Date 9/9/2014, 1002814891, Exp. Date 9/9/2014, 1002826750, Exp. Date 6/3/2014, 1002869720, Exp. Date 6/18/2014, 1002869721, Exp. Date 12/13/2014, 1002485910, Exp. Date 6/3/2014, 1002485911, Exp. Date 6/18/2014

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including DC and Puerto Rico, and the states of AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WV, WA, WI, and WY and the country of Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Brunel, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Erythrea, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Herzegovina, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Moldavia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    bioMerieux identified a visual defect and activity issue on the ZYM B reagent (REF 70493) and FB reagent (REF 70562). The activity issue lead to a false negative result of some Rapid ID 32 strips and API biochemical tests using the ZYM B reagent or FB reagent