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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2410-2017·Announced 2017-06-21

Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because container integrity may be compromised, exposing the product to moisture and causing antibiotic degradation.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device where the hazard is antibiotic degradation (loss of potency) due to moisture exposure. This is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Biomerieux Inc is recalling 540 cartons of VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards (AST-N237, REF 413172). The recall was initiated because the integrity of the product container may be compromised, which could expose the product to moisture. This exposure may lead to antibiotic degradation and a loss of potency.

The affected product was distributed nationwide in the United States, including to military and government sites. The product was also distributed to numerous international locations, including 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.

The source text does not specify instructions for consumers or healthcare providers on how to handle the recalled product. The source text does not report any illnesses or injuries associated with this recall.

The recalled product

Product
VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N237), REF 413172, 20 cards per carton.
Manufacturer
Biomerieux Inc
Category
Medical Device — Laboratory Test Kit
Hazard
Affected units
540

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Lot numbers (1)

  • 637384320 23/Mar/18

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

The notice also names 1 state specifically:

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 187 recalled by Biomerieux Inc under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

See all 187 products in this recall →

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