—#155089

Product

VITEK 2 Gram Streptococcus Susceptibility card (AST-ST01), REF 410028, 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: 5400115203 21/Mar/18 5400122223 28/Mar/18 5400136203 11/Apr/18 5400136223 11/Apr/18 5400136243 11/Apr/18 5400143203 18/Apr/18 5400192203 06/Jun/18 5400192223 06/Jun/18 5400192243 06/Jun/18 5400199203 13/Jun/18 5400216203 30/Jun/18 5400221203 05/Jul/18 5400238203 22/Jul/18 5400238223 22/Jul/18 5400238243 22/Jul/18 5400262223 15/Aug/18 5400269203 22/Aug/18 5400276203 29/Aug/18 5400276213 29/Aug/18 5400283203 05/Sep/18 5400283213 05/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 #155089. The FDA issues recall classifications as health-hazard assessments, not legal findings; for legal claims consult a licensed attorney.