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Device product

Gibco CTS OpTmizer T Cell Expansion Serum Free Medium, bag format, Model Numbers A1048503 and A1022103. Tissue and cell culture medium.

Z-2542-2018

May 10, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Life Technologies, Corp.
Event
Event 80380
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
Updated as of 6/21/19: 6304 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2542-2018

Official wording

Reason: It has been determined that the fill port tube seal integrity was compromised during the manufacture of the product lot. This may cause media to leak out of the primary sterile packaging into outer non-sterile dust cover packaging, and subsequently mold may grow in the pooled, leaked media.

Code information: Lot: 1921298, 1921302 Updated as of 6/14/19: 1902977 1902981 1904379 1904381 1912383 1915452 1921291 1925754 1921291 1921298 1921302 1925754

Distribution pattern: Worldwide distribution. US states: CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, MA, MD, PA, RI, UT, and WA., Canada, France, Great Britain, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, and Switzerland.

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    It has been determined that the fill port tube seal integrity was compromised during the manufacture of the product lot. This may cause media to leak out of the primary sterile packaging into outer non-sterile dust cover packaging, and subsequently mold may grow in the pooled, leaked media.