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Critical RiskFDA Device

Biomerieux Inc: Product insert fails to identify performance limitation related to EUCAST breakpoints for Teicolplanin.

Agency Publication Date: May 11, 2016
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Affected Products

Product: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P636 REF 417951), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.

Lots 736336020 exp. 2/25/16, 736340920 exp. 4/14/16, and 736388620 exp. 8/4/17.

Product: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P639 REF 418662), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.

Lots 739348620 exp. 6/30/16, 739348622 exp. 6/30/16, and 739348623 exp. 6/30/16.

Product: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P640 REF 418579), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.

Lots 740340920 exp. 4/14/16, 740350820 exp. 7/22/16, 740356320 exp. 9/15/16, 740361110 exp. 11/2/16, 740371720 exp. 2/16/17, 740386420 exp. 7/13/17, and 740388520 exp. 8/3/17.

Product: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P641 REF 418590), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.

Lots 741340920 exp. 4/14/16, 741350820 exp. 7/22/16, 741356320 exp. 9/15/16, 741357020 exp. 9/22/16, and 741366820 exp. 12/29/16.

Product: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P642 REF 418604), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.

Lots 742343610 exp. 5/11/16, 742347220 exp. 6/16/16, 742350010 exp. 7/14/16, 742352820 exp. 8/11/16, 742355710 exp. 9/9/16, 742362540 exp. 11/16/16, 742364020 exp. 12/1/16, 742368210 exp. 1/12/16, 742376540 exp. 4/5/17, 742383610 exp. 6/15/17, and 742389220 exp. 8/10/17.

Product: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P643 REF 418671), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.

Lots 743357720 exp. 9/29/16, 743366820 exp. 12/29/16, 743376510 exp. 4/5/17, 743380820 exp. 5/18/17, and 743387820 exp. 7/27/17.

Product: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P644 REF 418673), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.

Lots 744357740 exp. 9/29/16, 744383620 exp. 6/15/17, and 744389320 exp. 8/11/17.

Product: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P645 REF 419602), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.

Lots 745363420 exp. 11/25/16 and 745375920 exp. 3/30/17.

Product: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Test Cards (AST-P646 REF 420144), 20 cards/kit. Product Usage: The VITEK 2 Gram Positive Susceptibility Card is intended for use with VITEK 2 Systems in clinical laboratories as an in vitro test to determine the susceptibility of Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., and S. agalactiae to antimicrobial agents when used as instructed in the Product Information manual.

Lots 746382820 exp. 6/7/17 and 746386520 exp. 7/14/17 .

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Event ID: 73413
Status: Resolved
Manufacturer: Biomerieux Inc
Manufactured In: United States
Units Affected: 9 products (495 kits; 180 kits; 7,497 kits; 3,594 kits; 15,006 kits; 2,570 kits; 5,575 kits; 1,524 kits; 1,035 kits)

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