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Biomerieux Inc recalls bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 ZIP-ML05, Clinical instrument software, Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian, Slov
Recalled November 28, 2012 · FDA recall Z-0307-2013 · Biomerieux
Hazard
The product may mislabel patient information on culture specimen bottles due to a software miscommunication. · FDA Class II
Units
163 kits
Sold at
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.
Description
The product may mislabel patient information on culture specimen bottles due to a software miscommunication.
Product
bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 ZIP-ML05, Clinical instrument software, Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian, Slovak, catalog number 412625 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.
Manufacturer(s)
Biomerieux Inc
Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Official recall notice on fda.gov →