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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

VITEK¿ 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility card (AST-GP67), REF 22226, 20 cards per carton.

Z-2353-2017

April 20, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Biomerieux Inc
Event
Event 77026
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
75,502 cartons
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2353-2017

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: 1320165103 10/May/18 1320172103 17/May/18 1320172203 17/May/18 1320179203 24/May/18 1320186103 31/May/18 1320193103 07/Jun/18 1320194103 08/Jun/18 1320215103 29/Jun/18 1320215203 29/Jun/18 1320222103 06/Jul/18 1320223103 07/Jul/18 1320242103 26/Jul/18 1320242203 26/Jul/18 1320249103 02/Aug/18 1320250103 03/Aug/18 1320256103 09/Aug/18 1320256203 09/Aug/18 1320257103 10/Aug/18 1320263103 16/Aug/18 1320264103 17/Aug/18 1320264203 17/Aug/18 1320277103 30/Aug/18 1320277203 30/Aug/18 1320284103 06/Sep/18 1320284203 06/Sep/18 1320285103 07/Sep/18 1320285203 07/Sep/18 1320291103 13/Sep/18 1320291203 13/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