—#155066

Product

VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility card (AST-GP67), REF 22226, 20 cards per carton.

FDA product code: LON — System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation
Device class: Class 2
Medical specialty: Microbiology
Affected lot / code info: 1320165103 10/May/18 1320172103 17/May/18 1320172203 17/May/18 1320179203 24/May/18 1320186103 31/May/18 1320193103 07/Jun/18 1320194103 08/Jun/18 1320215103 29/Jun/18 1320215203 29/Jun/18 1320222103 06/Jul/18 1320223103 07/Jul/18 1320242103 26/Jul/18 1320242203 26/Jul/18 1320249103 02/Aug/18 1320250103 03/Aug/18 1320256103 09/Aug/18 1320256203 09/Aug/18 1320257103 10/Aug/18 1320263103 16/Aug/18 1320264103 17/Aug/18 1320264203 17/Aug/18 1320277103 30/Aug/18 1320277203 30/Aug/18 1320284103 06/Sep/18 1320284203 06/Sep/18 1320285103 07/Sep/18 1320285203 07/Sep/18 1320291103 13/Sep/18 1320291203 13/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 #155066. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.