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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

VITEK 2 Gram-Positive identification card (GP), IVD, REF 21342, 20 cards per carton.

Z-2342-2017

April 20, 2017

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Biomerieux Inc
Event
Event 77026
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
70,261 cartons
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2342-2017

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: 2420157103 02/May/18 2420164103 09/May/18 2420169103 14/May/18 2420174203 19/May/18 2420185103 30/May/18 2420198203 12/Jun/18 2420200103 14/Jun/18 2420204103 18/Jun/18 2420205103 19/Jun/18 2420220203 04/Jul/18 2420229203 13/Jul/18 2420239203 23/Jul/18 2420253203 06/Aug/18 2420267103 20/Aug/18 2420290103 12/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