Reported Jul 18, 2018 · Terminated

BioMerieux 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 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

11 of 11 products

Products covered by this recall
#BarcodesProduct as published
103573026133573Description, Reference No. (UDI No.): VIDAS ANALYSER 110/220V, 93296 (03573026133573)
203573026133580VIDAS ANALYSER 220V, 93297 (03573026133580)
303573026109257VIDAS ANALYSEUR, 99011 (03573026109257)
403573026114060VIDAS ANALYSER EU, 99444 (03573026114060)
503573026114084VIDAS ANALYSER US, 99445 (03573026114084)
603573026140427VIDAS ANALYSER, 99735 (03573026140427)
703573026029678VIDAS ANALYSER US, W2205 (03573026029678)
803573026351663VIDAS ANALYSER, 410417 (03573026351663)
903573026121631Quality Control VIDAS¿ (QCV), 30706 (03573026121631)
1003573026030292VIDAS ANALYSER EU, W3205 (03573026030292)
1103573026553319VIDAS INDUSTRY US, 421002 (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, 5:29 PM UTC

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