PlainRecalls
FDA Devices Moderate Class II Terminated

bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 USB-ML01, Clinical instrument software, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 411818 Software update for the clinical instrument which is most commonly used to isolate and recover specimens drawn from adult and older pediatric patients that are acutely ill with signs and symptoms suggestive of blood stream infection, which can be due to a variety of sources including lung, abdomen, urinary tract, endovascular, and skin.

Reported: November 28, 2012 Initiated: October 16, 2012 #Z-0309-2013

Product Description

bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 USB-ML01, Clinical instrument software, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 411818 Software update for the clinical instrument which is most commonly used to isolate and recover specimens drawn from adult and older pediatric patients that are acutely ill with signs and symptoms suggestive of blood stream infection, which can be due to a variety of sources including lung, abdomen, urinary tract, endovascular, and skin.

Reason for Recall

The product may mislabel patient information on culture specimen bottles due to a software miscommunication.

Details

Recalling Firm
Biomerieux Inc
Units Affected
620 kits
Distribution
Worldwide Distribution - USA including AR, AZ, CA, FL, KS, LA, MD, MN, MT, NC, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, SC, TX, VA and WA. Internationally to Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegowina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina FASO, CANADA, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, COTE DIVOIRE, CROATIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, FRANCE, FRENCH POLYNESIA, GERMANY, GREECE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, JORDAN, KENYA, REPUBLIC OF KOREA, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, MALTA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW CALEDONIA, NEW ZEALAND, PANAMA, PERU, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIAN FEDERATION, SAUDI ARABIA, SINGAPORE, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, PALESTINE, AND SERBIA.
Location
Hazelwood, MO

Frequently Asked Questions

What product was recalled?
bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 USB-ML01, Clinical instrument software, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 411818 Software update for the clinical instrument which is most commonly used to isolate and recover specimens drawn from adult and older pediatric patients that are acutely ill with signs and symptoms suggestive of blood stream infection, which can be due to a variety of sources including lung, abdomen, urinary tract, endovascular, and skin.. Recalled by Biomerieux Inc. Units affected: 620 kits.
Why was this product recalled?
The product may mislabel patient information on culture specimen bottles due to a software miscommunication.
Which agency issued this recall?
This recall was issued by the FDA Devices on November 28, 2012. Severity: Moderate. Recall number: Z-0309-2013.