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HighFDA (Devices)·Z-2492-2017·Announced 2017-06-21

Biomerieux Recalls VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards

Biomerieux Inc is recalling VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards because compromised container integrity may expose the product to moisture, potentially 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 is classified as FDA Class II and involves a risk-of-harm product (antibiotic degradation) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text.

Plain-English summary

Biomerieux Inc is recalling 492 cartons of VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility cards (AST-N328), REF 418630. The recall is due to a potential compromise in the integrity of the product container. This defect may expose the product to moisture, which could 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. It 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 specific actions for consumers or healthcare providers. The agency classification for this recall is Class II.

The recalled product

Product
VITEK¿ 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility card (AST-N328), IVD, REF 418630, 20 cards per carton.
Manufacturer
Biomerieux Inc
Category
Medical Device — In Vitro Diagnostics
Hazard
Affected units
492

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)

  • 7680177403 22/May/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.

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