FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

VERIFY¿ Dual Species Self-Contained Biological Indicator, Distributed by STERIS Corporation, Mentor, OH. Intended for use in installation testing and routine monitoring of steam sterilization and ethylene oxide sterilization processes.

Recall: Z-0605-2014 · Reported January 8, 2014

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-0605-2014
Event ID
67036
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Steris Corporation
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
January 8, 2014
Initiation Date
September 10, 2013
Classification Date
December 28, 2013
Termination Date
February 14, 2014
Address
5960 Heisley Rd, Mentor, OH, 44060-1834, United States

Description

VERIFY¿ Dual Species Self-Contained Biological Indicator, Distributed by STERIS Corporation, Mentor, OH. Intended for use in installation testing and routine monitoring of steam sterilization and ethylene oxide sterilization processes.

Reason

STERIS has identified that the population of the G. stearothermophilus spores that monitor STEAM sterilization cycles does not meet specifications for Lot # 131004 of the Verify Dual Species Self-Contained Biological Indicators. As a result the spore count on the affected product is lower than the labeled minimum and the product may incorrectly indicate that a 5-log spore kill was achieved.

Code Info

Lot #131004 Model #'s: S3060, S3061, S3065, S3069, LCB006 & LCB007.

Distribution

Worldwide Distribution-USA (nationwide) including the states of AK, Al, AR, AZ, CA, CO, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV and WY, and the countries of BAHRAIN, CANADA, COLUMBIA, GERMANY, ITALY, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES, ROMANIA, SPAIN, and THE NETHERLANDS.

Quantity

1,238 boxes