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Recall Observatory FDA recall evidence

Device product

BIOMERIEUX VIDAS 3, Compact immunoanalyzer with full traceability and automation

Z-0928-2020

October 22, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Biomerieux Inc
Event
Event 84464
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
738 units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0928-2020

Official wording

Reason: Following Customers complaints, investigations have been initiated on potentially false results obtained on VIDAS 3 with an expired calibration. Indeed, the calibrations of assays were valid in the calibration menu whereas in fact the calibrations were expired and no alarm displayed to warn the users about the expiration date of the calibrations. Software computes results of analysis for assays with expired calibrations. The anomaly is due to an incorrect update of the calibration status by the software.

Code information: software versions 1.2 and higher

Distribution pattern: US

Derived failure modes

  • Device software or design

    reason.device_software_design · v1.0.0

    incorrect update of the calibration status by the software