FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

BD Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Tests, packaged in kits, 120 test\kit, Catalog # 446257 and 24 test\kit, Catalog # 446252; kits are labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company, 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA, 800-638-8663, www.bd.com/ds*** The Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Test is a DNA probe test intended for use in the detection and identification of Candida species,

Recall: Z-1812-2013 · Reported August 7, 2013

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1812-2013
Event ID
65619
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
Letter
Report Date
August 7, 2013
Initiation Date
June 13, 2013
Classification Date
July 26, 2013
Termination Date
September 28, 2013
Address
BD Diagnostic Systems, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD, 21152-0999, United States

Description

BD Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Tests, packaged in kits, 120 test\kit, Catalog # 446257 and 24 test\kit, Catalog # 446252; kits are labeled in part ***Becton, Dickinson and Company, 7 Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA, 800-638-8663, www.bd.com/ds*** The Affirm VPIII Microbial Identification Test is a DNA probe test intended for use in the detection and identification of Candida species,

Reason

In vitro diagnostic test kit may exhibit invalid internal negative control results.

Code Info

Cat #446257: Lot 3035126 Exp 12/04/13 Cat #446252: Lot 3065261 Exp 08/31/13

Distribution

Nationwide Distribution

Quantity

177 kits