Reported Oct 31, 2018 · Terminated
BACT/ALERT VIRTUO system, A Unit, with Version R2.0 Firmware Product Usage: The BacT/ALERT VIRTU Microbial Detection…
bioMerieux, Inc.
Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.What you should do
Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.
Firm contact: bioMerieux, Inc. · 100 Rodolphe St · Durham, NC · 27712-9402
Is this the product you have?
- BACT/ALERT VIRTUO system, A Unit, with Version R2.0
- Firmware Product UsageThe BacT/ALERT VIRTU Microbial Detection System is an automated microbial test system capable of incubating, agitating, and continuously monitoring for the detection of aerobic, facultative, and anaerobic microorganism growth from blood and other normally sterile body fluids
- Lot codes and dates
Reference Number 411660UDI 03573026369767all serial numbers
- Amount recalled
- 516 units
This recall covers 3 products
The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.
Where it was sold
Why it was recalled
The BACT/ALERT VIRTUO Instrument Firmware version R2.0 allows relocation of the four (4) resident calibration standards so that Field System Engineers (FSE) can service the associated cells P24 - P27, where the calibration standards typically reside. If the calibration standards are not returned to the designated locations, an anomaly may occur.
This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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