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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

VITEK¿ 2 Gram Fungal Susceptibility card (AST-YS07), IVD, REF 414967, 20 cards per carton.

Z-2461-2017

April 20, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Biomerieux Inc
Event
Event 77026
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
12,738 cartons
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2461-2017

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: 2870115203 21/Mar/18 2870125203 31/Mar/18 2870129203 04/Apr/18 2870129223 04/Apr/18 2870143203 18/Apr/18 2870150203 25/Apr/18 2870157203 02/May/18 2870209403 23/Jun/18 2870221203 05/JUL/18 2870235203 19/Jul/18 2870241203 25/Jul/18 2870241223 25/Jul/18 2870248403 01/Aug/18 2870276203 29/Aug/18 2870283103 05/Sep/18 2870283203 05/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