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Health product recall

VITEK 2 Compact 30 System - Instrument, VITEK 2 Compact 60 System - Instrument, VITEK 2 System - VITEK 2 XL Instrument (2015-01-07)

Starting date:
January 7, 2015
Posting date:
February 20, 2015
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-43789

Recalled products

  1. VITEK 2 Compact 30 System - Instrument
  2. VITEK 2 Compact 60 System - Instrument
  3. VITEK 2 System - VITEK 2 XL Instrument

Reason

A discrepant inoculum density range has been identified for the Neisseria Haemophilus (NH) Identification (ID) test card in the VITEK 2 7.01 product information document (ref 514740-1xx1, where xx indicates the language translation code).

Affected products

A. VITEK 2 Compact 30 System - Instrument

Lot or serial number

Not applicable

Model or catalog number
  • 27530
Companies
Manufacturer
Biomerieux Inc.
595 Anglum Road
Hazelwood
Missouri
UNITED STATES

B. VITEK 2 Compact 60 System - Instrument

Lot or serial number

Not applicable

Model or catalog number
  • 27560
Companies
Manufacturer
Biomerieux Inc.
595 Anglum Road
Hazelwood
Missouri
UNITED STATES

C. VITEK 2 System - VITEK 2 XL Instrument

Lot or serial number

Not applicable

Model or catalog number
  • 27225
Companies
Manufacturer
Biomerieux Inc.
595 Anglum Road
Hazelwood
Missouri
UNITED STATES