FDA recall Z-1513-2018

BioFire Diagnostics, LLC · Class II · device

Product

FilmArray BCID Panel (Blood Culture Identification Panel), Catalog numbers RFIT-ASY-0126 (30 test kit) and RFIT-ASY-0127 (6 test kit), when used with all lots of BD BACTEC Blood Culture Bottles, Catalog numbers 442020, 442021, 442023, 442192, 442265, 442194, 442022, 442193, 442260, and 442191.

Reason for recall

There is an increased risk of false positive Proteus results when the product is used with specific types of BD BACTEC blood culture bottles.

Distribution

Distribution was nationwide. There was military/government distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Republic of the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay.

Key facts

Status
Terminated
Initiation date
2018-03-14
Report date
2018-05-02
Termination date
2018-10-24
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Location
Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Primary source

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=Z-1513-2018