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Health product recall

BacT / Alert PF Plus Culture Bottle (2013-10-15)

Starting date:
October 15, 2013
Posting date:
November 7, 2013
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type III
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-36635

Recalled Products

BacT / Alert PF Plus Culture Bottle

Reason

BacT / Alert PF Plus Culture bottle, lot 1033633 yielded reflectance results above the stability specification at the 11-month timeframe. Bottles that have reflectance results near or greater than the initial value threshold specification when first loaded on the instrument could have an increased probability of false positive results.

Affected products

BacT / Alert PF Plus Culture Bottle 

Lot or serial number
  • 1033633
Model or catalog number
  • 410853
Companies
Manufacturer

bioMerieux, Inc.

100 Rudolphe Street

Durham

27712

North Carolina

UNITED STATES