Reported Oct 1, 2014 · Terminated

The Verigene Clostridium difficile Nucleic Acid Test (CDF) is a qualitative, multiplexed in vitro diagnostic test for…

Nanosphere, 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: Nanosphere, Inc. · 4088 Commercial Ave · Northbrook, IL · 60062-1829

Is this the product you have?

  • The Verigene Clostridium difficile Nucleic Acid Test (CDF) is a qualitative, multiplexed in vitro diagnostic test for the rapid detection of toxin A (tcdA), toxin B (tcdB), and tcdC gene sequences of toxigenic strains Clostridium difficile and for presumptive identification of PCR ribotype 027 strains from unformed (liquid or soft) stool specimens collected from patients suspected of having C. difficile infection (CDI). Presumptive identification of the PCR ribotype 027 strain of C. difficile is by detection of the binary toxin (cdt) gene sequence and the single base pair deletion at nucleotide 117 in the tcdC gene. The tcdC gene encodes for a negative regulator in C. difficile toxin production. The test is performed on the Verigene System and utilizes automated specimen preparation and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, combined with a nanoparticle-based array hybridization assay to detect the toxin gene sequences associated with toxin-producing C. difficile.
Lot codes and dates
  • Product Number20-009-022
  • Lot Number and Expiration DateLot: 100313022B
  • Expiration Date04/01/14
Amount recalled
80 units

This recall covers 5 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 4 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Nanosphere has received several reports relating to an increased rate of Processing Errors during procedures performed on the Processor SP caused by Tips in Tip Holder Assemblies for the following products and lots of Extraction Trays.

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 Jun 16, 2015 · Data as of Sep 19, 5:31 PM UTC

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