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Device product

The VITEK¿ 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with the VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents. Fully automated short-term incubation cycle antimicrobial susceptibility system is a device that incorporates concentrations of antimicrobial agents into a system for the purpose of determining in vitro susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from clinical specimens. Test results obtained from short-term (less than 16 hours) incubation are used to determine the antimicrobial agent of choice to treat bacterial diseases.

Z-2167-2018

March 23, 2018

Class II

Product summary

Firm
BioMerieux SA
Event
Event 80111
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
5 boxes with AST-P606 TEST KIT 20 CARDS
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-2167-2018

Official wording

Reason: A shipment to Guadeloupe suffered a temperature excursions up to 47.8¿C, exceeding the acceptable limits. After detection of the issue, Global Supply Chain QA asked the bioM¿rieux distributor in Guadeloupe to put products in quarantine in July 2017; After several reminders, the distributor informed in November 2017 that products were delivered to customers.

Code information: VITEK¿ 2 AST-P606 (ref: 22330): Lot Number 4860117403

Distribution pattern: International distribution.

Derived failure modes

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    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    A shipment to Guadeloupe suffered a temperature excursions up to 47.8¿C, exceeding the acceptable limits. After detection of the issue, Global Supply Chain QA asked the bioM¿rieux distributor in Guadeloupe to put products in quarantine in July 2017; After several reminders, the distributor informed in November 2017 that products were delivered to customers.