FDA Devices recall · Reported May 18, 2016
Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P640 REF 418579), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with 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 when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.
Product insert fails to identify performance limitation related to EUCAST breakpoints for Teicolplanin.
Biomerieux Inc recalled Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P640 REF 418579), 20 cards/kit. … - a critical-severity action.
Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P640 REF 418579), 20 cards/kit. … was recalled by Biomerieux Inc in May 18, 2016. Reason: Product insert fails to identify performance limitation related to EUCAST breakpoints for Teicolplanin.. Check the official notice for the remedy. Verify recall #Z-1641-2016 with the FDA Devices before acting.
The recall
Biomerieux Inc issued this critical-severity FDA Devices recall-Product insert fails to identify performance limitation related to EUCAST breakpoints for Teicolplanin..
- Critical
- severity level
- Class I
- classification
- May 18, 2016
- reported
Sourced from official FDA Devices enforcement records. Verify recall #Z-1641-2016 with the agency before acting. Full product description, hazard, remedy, and related recalls are below.
Recall Insight
This recall's affected scope, documented in the Recall Profile below, stays within a single-region or limited-distribution footprint. Distribution scope (see Distribution below) directly affects the consumer exposure window and determines whether a recall remains regional or escalates into a nationwide advisory.
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Of 88,244 recalls with an agency hazard classification, 19,068 are high severity, 64,652 moderate, and 4,524 low. A further 16,179 CPSC/NHTSA recalls have no agency class and are excluded from this split. This recall is classified high severity.
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Product description
Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P640 REF 418579), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with 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 when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.
Reason for recall
Product insert fails to identify performance limitation related to EUCAST breakpoints for Teicolplanin.
Recall Profile
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Severity class | Critical (Class I) |
| Status | Terminated |
| Recall number | Z-1641-2016 |
| Date reported | May 18, 2016 |
| Date initiated | February 24, 2016 |
| Recalling firm | Biomerieux Inc |
| Firm location | Hazelwood, MO |
| Affected scope | 7,497 kits |
| Distribution | Foreign distribution in the countries of Czech Republic, Hong Kong (China), Hungary, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, and Turkey. |
Profile values are sourced directly from the official FDA Devices enforcement record. Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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