Reported Jul 18, 2018 · Terminated

BioMerieux mini VIDAS System in combination with Quality Control VIDAS* (QCV*) Product Usage: the Quality Control VIDAS…

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?

  • BioMerieux mini VIDAS System in combination with Quality Control VIDAS* (QCV*)
  • Product Usagethe Quality Control VIDAS (QCV) is an automated test for use on the VIDAS¿ system to detect abnormal operation of the VIDAS and mini VIDAS instrument pipette mechanisms and optical systems. Specifically the mini VIDAS system is an immunodiagnostic system intended to be used by trained and qualified laboratory professionals, for In vitro Diagnostic (IVD) purpose, veterinary and industrial applications. The mini VIDAS¿ system is intended to execute an immunoassay protocol and to release results according to the package insert of the VIDAS¿ assay kits
Lot codes and dates

9 of 9 products

Products covered by this recall
#BarcodesProduct as published
103573026111021Description, Reference No. (UDI No.): MINI VIDAS ANALYSER EU, 99174 (03573026111021)
203573026111045MINI VIDAS ANALYSER US, 99175 (03573026111045)
303573026118662MINI VIDAS 100-120 VOLT VDE/CE, 99733 (03573026118662)
403573026118655MINI VIDAS 200-240 VOLT VDE/CE, 99734 (03573026118655)
503573026140441MINI VIDAS BLUE 110 / 220 V, 99737 (03573026140441)
603573026140465MINI VIDAS ARKRAY ANALYZER, 99739 (03573026140465)
703573026351656MINI VIDAS, 410416 (03573026351656)
803573026029180MINI VIDAS, W1421 (03573026029180)
903573026553319MINIVIDAS INDUSTRY US, 421001 (03573026553319)
Amount recalled
1,866 units

This recall covers 2 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other one is below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Increase of events affecting performance regarding pump clogging and displacement of the color-coded SPR label (DOT). These performance issues could contribute to erroneous results for any assay performed on the VIDAS¿ and mini VIDAS¿ system due to a decrease of pipetted volume.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Notice updated Apr 14, 2022 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:32 PM UTC

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