BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Malfunction Summary report: N

    BD BACTEC¿ PLUS AEROBIC/F CULTURE VIALS (PLASTIC)

    MDR report key: 22922370 · Received August 29, 2025

    Report

    Report Number
    2647876-2025-00447
    Event Type
    Malfunction
    Date Received
    August 29, 2025
    Date of Event
    October 1, 2023
    Report Date
    July 9, 2025
    Manufacturer
    BECTON DICKINSON CARIBE LTD.
    Product Code
    MDB
    UDI-DI
    00382904420239
    PMA / PMN Number
    SEE H.11
    Product Problem
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    GA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
    Health Professional
    Yes

    Narratives

    Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 0

    THERE WERE MULTIPLE 510K NUMBERS REPORTED TO BE INVOLVED. THE INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: G.5. PMA / 510(K)#: K113558, K222591. INVESTIGATION SUMMARY: CUSTOMER REPORTED A MOLECULAR FALSE POSITIVE RESULT. NEITHER PHOTOS NOR RETURNED GOOD SAMPLES WERE RECEIVED. BD WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE CUSTOMER¿S EXPERIENCE WITH THE BACTEC PRODUCT BASED ON OUR INTERNAL PROCEDURES AND THE INTENDED USE OF THE PRODUCT. RETENTION SAMPLES WERE VISUALLY INSPECTED, TESTED FOR VIABLE CONTAMINATION BY SUB-CULTURING ON TSA, CHOCOLATE, SABOURAUD AND SCHAEDLER AGARS PLATES, VOLTAGE OUTPUT AND GRAM STAIN. ALL RESULTS WERE SATISFACTORY. BATCH HISTORY RECORD REVIEW DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY EVIDENCE FOR WHICH THE CUSTOMER SUBMITTED THE COMPLAINT. A COMPLAINT HISTORY REVIEW WAS CONDUCTED, AND BATCH HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY INVESTIGATED FOR THE REPORTED DEFECT. COMPLAINT IS UNCONFIRMED BASED ON RETENTION SAMPLES AND BATCH HISTORY RECORD REVIEW RESULTS. THIS MDR IS BEING SUBMITTED AS PART OF A RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW OF RECORDS DATING APRIL 2023-2025, UNDER CAPA 11910483.

    Description of Event or Problem · 0

    IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD BACTEC¿ PLUS AEROBIC/F CULTURE VIALS (PLASTIC), THERE WAS A MOLECULAR FALSE POSITIVE RESULT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    2834072 BD BACTEC¿ PLUS AEROBIC/F CULTURE VIALS (PLASTIC) SYSTEM, BLOOD CULTURING MDB BECTON DICKINSON CARIBE LTD. 3102725 00382904420239

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 NA Unknown