FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

BD Viper LT System, catalog number 442839 when used in conjunction with the BD ProbeTec Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Qx Assay (cat. #442959) and the BD ProbeTec Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Qx Assay (cat. #442842). In vitro diagnostic.

Recall: Z-1816-2015 · Reported June 24, 2015

Enforcement

Recall Number
Z-1816-2015
Event ID
70164
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Product Type
Devices
Firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Voluntary / Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Initial Notification
E-Mail
Report Date
June 24, 2015
Initiation Date
November 7, 2014
Classification Date
June 18, 2015
Termination Date
May 9, 2016
Address
BD Diagnostic Systems, 7 Loveton Circle, Sparks, MD, 21152-0999, United States

Description

BD Viper LT System, catalog number 442839 when used in conjunction with the BD ProbeTec Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) Qx Assay (cat. #442959) and the BD ProbeTec Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) Qx Assay (cat. #442842). In vitro diagnostic.

Reason

Potential for false positive Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) results and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) results when processing the CT Qx and GC Qx Assays on the BD Viper LT Instrument.

Code Info

Only the BD Viper LT Systems, catalog number 442839, that utilize the CT/GC Assays are affected. Serial numbers VLT0040, VLT0001, VLT0015, VLT0016, VLT0023, VLT0026, VLT0033.

Distribution

Worldwide distribution to US (state of LA), Hong Kong, Austria, China, France, and the UK.

Quantity

7 Viper LT Systems