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Device product

FilmArray BCID Panel, IVD, Rx Only, BioFire Diagnostics, REF: RFIT-ASY-0126, and RFIT-ASY-0127, when used with the following blood culture bottles: Bottle Description/Part Number: BACT/ALERT FA Plus/410851; BACT/ALERT FN Plus/410852; BACT/ALERT PF Plus/410853

Z-1133-2019

March 07, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
Event
Event 82354
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
20350
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-1133-2019

Official wording

Reason: Increased risk of false positive Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli results on affected blood culture identification panels when using certain blood culture bottles.

Code information: All lots of BCID Panels, when used with the following blood culture bottles, Part Number/Lot Numbers:410851/4052663, 4052639, 4052640, 4052599, 4052598, 4052547, 4052546, 4052471, 4052472, 4052799, 4052800, 4052815, 4052816; 410852/4052871, 4052872, 4052459, 4052458, 4052565, 4052564, 4052705, 4052704, 4052735, 4052617, 405261; 410853/4052717, 4052718, 4052503, 4052504

Distribution pattern: MA, NH, VT, CT, NJ, NY, PA, DE, DC, VA, MD, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN, MS, KY, OH, IN, MI, IA, WI, MN, SD, ND, MT, IL, MO, KS, NE, LA, AR, OK, TX, CO, WY, ID, UT, AZ, NM, NV, CA, HI, OR, WA, AK, BM

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    Increased risk of false positive Enterobacteriaceae and Escherichia coli results on affected blood culture identification panels when using certain blood culture bottles.

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