—#155041

Product

VITEK 2 Gram-Positive identification card (GP), IVD, REF 21342, 20 cards per carton.

FDA product code: LQL — Gram Positive Identification Panel
Device class: Class 1
Medical specialty: Microbiology
Affected lot / code info: 2420157103 02/May/18 2420164103 09/May/18 2420169103 14/May/18 2420174203 19/May/18 2420185103 30/May/18 2420198203 12/Jun/18 2420200103 14/Jun/18 2420204103 18/Jun/18 2420205103 19/Jun/18 2420220203 04/Jul/18 2420229203 13/Jul/18 2420239203 23/Jul/18 2420253203 06/Aug/18 2420267103 20/Aug/18 2420290103 12/Sep/18

Why it was recalled

The integrity of the product container may be compromised thereby exposing product to moisture which could lead to antibiotic degradation (loss of potency).

Root cause (FDA determination)

Packaging

Action the firm took

The firm posted their recall notification on their customer website on 4/20/2017. The firm sent the recall notification letter to their customers via FedEx on 4/21/2017 for delivery 4/24/2017. A follow-up recall notice will be issued on 5/08/2017 which identified 3 additional lots impacted by the recall.

Recalling firm

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

Distribution

Distribution pattern: Nationwide distribution in the U.S, including military and government sites. The product was also distributed to Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia - Herzegovina, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroun, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Uganda, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

Timeline

Recall initiated: 2017-04-20
Posted by FDA: 2017-05-22
Terminated: 2020-07-22
Status: —

Source: openFDA Device Recall endpoint. Recall record ID #155041. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.