Date Recall Initiated: |
January 28, 2004 |
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Product: |
VITEK GPS-107 gram positive susceptibility cards, lot M83X, catalog #V4368 |
Use: |
These cards are used with the VITEK System in clinical laboratories as a in-vitro test to determine patient’s susceptibility of various bacteria to antibiotic treatment. |
Recalling Firm: |
bioMerieux, Inc. 595 Anglum Road Hazelwood, Missouri 63042-2320 |
Reason for Recall: |
Some of the GPS-107 cards were stamped with an incorrect card code causing the system to read and report the cards incorrectly. |
Public Contact: |
Nancy Weaver Staff Regulatory Affairs Specialist 314-731-8695 (telephone) 314-731-8689 (fax) nancy.weaver@na.biomerieux.com (email) |
FDA District: |
Kansas |
FDA Comment: |
Use of the defective cards may pose a risk of potentially life threatening consequences due to inaccurate test results. |
For additional information on this product recall, see: Office of In-Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety (OIVD) letter to the firm at: http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/oivd/letters/031904-bioMerieux.html. FDA Enforcement Report located at: http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/enforce/2004/ENF00841.html.
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Updated April 19, 2004
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