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BacT/ALERT SA Blood Culture Bottle. The BacT/ALERT SA reagent bottle is intended to be recover and detect aerobic microo

FDA device recall Z-0738-2013 · posted 2013-01-25 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
bioMerieux, Inc.
Reason for recall
BacT/ALERT SA Culture Bottle lot 1031866 may contain bottles with uncured sensors.
Action taken
bioMerieux sent an "URGENT PRODUCT REMOVAL NOTICE" and Acknowledgement Form on January 4, 2013 to all affected customers. The letter identified the product, problem, and actions to be taken by the customers. Contact your local bioMerieux Customer Service Representative for additional assistance.
Root cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Status
Terminated
Product code
MDB
Quantity affected
1690 cases
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution.USA including the states of AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, and WV, and the countries of China, C
Date initiated
2012-12-25
Date posted
2013-01-25
Date terminated
2014-06-03
Location
Durham, NC

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RecordFirmDate
BACT/ALERT SA CULTURE BOTTLE (K020931)bioMerieux, Inc.2002-04-18