Biomerieux Inc: The product may mislabel patient information on culture specimen bottles due to a software miscommunication.

Agency Publication Date: November 16, 2012

Affected Products

Product: bioMerieux BacT/ALERT Control Module, catalog number 210147, Clinical instrument The product 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux BacT/ALERT Combo Module, catalog number, 200290, Clinical instrument The product 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux BacT/ALERT 3D 60, catalog number, 248009, Clinical instrument The product 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 ZIP-ML01, Clinical instrument software, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 411814 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 ZIP-ML 02, Clinical instrument software, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 411815 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 BTA3D-ZH01, Clinical instrument software, Chinese, catalog number 411816 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 ZIP-ML03, Clinical instrument software, Danish, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, catalog number 412623 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 ZIP-ML04, Clinical instrument software, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Romanian, catalog number 412624 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 ZIP-ML06, Clinical instrument software, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Brazilian, Portuguese, Turkish, catalog number 412626 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,

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 USB-ML01, Clinical instrument software, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 411818 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 USB-ML02, Clinical instrument software, German, French, Swedish, catalog number 411925 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, USB HDW, BTA3D60-B-B.40, Clinical instrument software, USB update and mounting hardware-English, catalog number 411956 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, USB HDW, BTA3D COMBO-B-B.40, Clinical instrument software, USB update and mounting hardware-English, catalog number 411957 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, USB HDW, BTA3D CONTROL-B-B.40, Clinical instrument software, USB update and mounting hardware-English, catalog number 411958 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, USB Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 USB-ML03, Clinical instrument software, Danish, Greek, Polish, Portuguese, catalog number 412559 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 USB-ML04, Clinical instrument software, Czech, Estonian, Hungarian, Romanian, catalog number 412620 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 USB-ML05, Clinical instrument software, Lithuanian, Latvian, Russian, Slovak, catalog number 412621 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D B.40 USB-ML06, Clinical instrument software, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Brazilian, Portuguese, Turkish, catalog number 412622 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,

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux BacT/ALERT Control Module, catalog number 210148, Industrial instrument The product 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux BacT/ALERT Combo Module, catalog number 200291, Industrial instrument The product 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux BacT/ALERT Combo Module, catalog number 247014, Industrial instrument The product 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D IND ZIP-ML 01, Industry instrument software update, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 412005 Software update for an 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, 3D IND USB-ML 02, Industry instrument software update, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 412006 Software update for an 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, B.40 Dualt-ML, Industry instrument software update, English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Japanese, Brazilian, Portuguese, catalog number 412950 Software update for an 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, endov

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, B.40, 3D IND USB-ML01, Industry instrument software update, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 412002 Software update for an 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, B.40, 3D IND USB-ML02, Industry instrument software update, German, French, catalog number 412003 Software update for an 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, B.40, 3D I USB-ML01, Industry instrument software update, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 413481 Software update for an 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, B.40, 3D I USB-ML02, Industry instrument software update, German, French, catalog number 413482 Software update for an 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, B.40, 3D I ZIP-ML01, Industry instrument software update, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 413483 Software update for an 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Product: bioMerieux Kit, Instrument & Update, B.40, 3D I ZIP-ML02, Industry instrument software update, English, Spanish, Italian, catalog number 413484 Software update for an 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.

Identified by B.40 firmware

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Event ID: 63467

Status: Resolved

Manufacturer: Biomerieux Inc

Manufactured In: United States

Units Affected: 30 products (70 modules; 375 modules; 145 modules; 1336 kits; 860 kits; 30 kits; 250 kits; 163 kits; 671 kits; 620 kits; 556 kits; 205 kits; 205 kits; 250 kits; 29 kits; 28 kits; 12 kits; 69 kits; 2 modules; 26 Modules; 2 modules; 288 kits; 20 kits; 12 kits; 83 kits; 22 kits; 23 kits; 10 kits; 33 kits; 5 kits)

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Affected Products

Identified by B.40 firmware

Additional Information

Agency: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Event ID: 63467

Status: Resolved

Manufacturer: Biomerieux Inc

Manufactured In: United States