—#116025

Product

VITEK 2 60 computer system when equipped with the following Hewlett-Packard PC models: (1) rp5700, Cat. #W0452; (2) rp5700 (refurbished), Cat. #W0452R; (3) rp5800 XPE, Cat. 413642; (4) rp5800 WES7, Cat. #413862; (5) dc7100 8-port, Cat. #W0441; (6) dc7100 8-port (refurbished), Cat. #W0441R; (7) dc7700 8-port, Cat. #W0447; (8) dc7700 8-port (refurbished), Cat. #W0447R; (9) dc7800, Cat. #W0449; and (10) dc7800 (refurbished), Cat. #W0449R. VITEK 2 is an automated system designed for the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and yeast.

FDA product code: LTW — Susceptibility Test Cards, Antimicrobial
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Microbiology
Affected lot / code info: Manufactured from September, 2004, to present.

Why it was recalled

There is a potential to link an isolate result to the wrong patient and then upload the results to the LIS.

Root cause (FDA determination)

Software design

Action the firm took

bioMerieux sent an "URGENT PRODUCT CORRECTION NOTICE" dated February 20, 2013 to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. Contact Emails were issued by the recalling firm on 2/18/2013 and 2/19/2013 to their subsidiaries and to distributors. Letters began issuing to customers via e-mail on 2/20/2013. Contact bioMerieux Clinical Customer Service at (800) 682-2666 for questions regarding this notice.

Recalling firm

Firm: Biomerieux Inc
Address: 595 Anglum Rd, Hazelwood, Missouri 63042-2320

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) and the countries of Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaidjian, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Camaroun, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Demark, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Herzegovina, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Moldavia, Mongolia, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger Niamey, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yemen.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2013-02-18
Posted by FDA: 2013-03-25
Terminated: 2014-08-14
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #116025. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.