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FDA Devices Moderate Class II Ongoing

BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel, REF: RFIT-ASY-0147, used with Maine Molecular Quality Controls, Inc (MMQCI) FilmArray BCID2 Control Panel M416, which is referenced in Quality Control Materials for use with BIOFIRE FILMARRAY and BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE Panels - FLM1-PRT-0251

Reported: December 13, 2023 Initiated: October 17, 2023 #Z-0451-2024

Product Description

BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel, REF: RFIT-ASY-0147, used with Maine Molecular Quality Controls, Inc (MMQCI) FilmArray BCID2 Control Panel M416, which is referenced in Quality Control Materials for use with BIOFIRE FILMARRAY and BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE Panels - FLM1-PRT-0251

Reason for Recall

Routine quality control testing of affected blood culture identification panel with affected control panel may need to be amended, due to control panel/instrument characteristic changes, that lead C. tropicalis to be amplified in some portion of test runs, but then it's reported as "Not Detected" because the assay amplicon Tm is outside the acceptable limit assigned for calling positive results.

Details

Recalling Firm
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
Units Affected
32,910
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution: US (nationwide): DE, OH, NY, IL, KY, FL, GA, KS, CA, WI, NC,, AK, PA, MN, ND, IN, AR, CO, UT, TX, AL, NJ, MD, SD, LA, OR, MA, ID, NE, MT, VA, IA, MO, WV, TN, MI, WY, SC, AZ, WA, NH, OK, HI, MS, DC, VT, CT, NM, RI, ME, NV; and OUS (foreign) to countries of: Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Macao, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia , Slovenia, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirate, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Greece, India, Italia, Japan, Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Sweden, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, South Africa, Philippines, Norway, Mexico
Location
Salt Lake City, UT

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
BIOFIRE Blood Culture Identification 2 (BCID2) Panel, REF: RFIT-ASY-0147, used with Maine Molecular Quality Controls, Inc (MMQCI) FilmArray BCID2 Control Panel M416, which is referenced in Quality Control Materials for use with BIOFIRE FILMARRAY and BIOFIRE SPOTFIRE Panels - FLM1-PRT-0251. Recalled by BioFire Diagnostics, LLC. Units affected: 32,910.
Why was this product recalled?
Routine quality control testing of affected blood culture identification panel with affected control panel may need to be amended, due to control panel/instrument characteristic changes, that lead C. tropicalis to be amplified in some portion of test runs, but then it's reported as "Not Detected" because the assay amplicon Tm is outside the acceptable limit assigned for calling positive results.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on December 13, 2023. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0451-2024.