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Health product recall

VITEK 2 GP ID (2017-10-16)

Starting date:
October 16, 2017
Posting date:
October 30, 2017
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
Hospitals, General Public, Healthcare Professionals
Identification number:
RA-64994

Affected products

VITEK 2 GP ID

Reason

An internal investigation has confirmed, occurrences of atypical negative O129R reactions for Enterococcus casseliflavus ATCC 700327 in association with three (3) VITEK 2 GP ID lots causing failure of the quality control (QC) testing for the VITEK 2 GP ID card.

Affected products

VITEK 2 GP ID

Lot or serial number

2420348103

Model or catalog number

21342

Companies
Manufacturer
Biomerieux Inc.
595 Anglum Road
Hazelwood
63042
Missouri
UNITED STATES