BEUDAMED
    FDA Enforcement Class II Terminated

    bioMerieux Vitek 2 Systems Software version 6.01 software, used with the VITEK 2 automated system. Kit, UPDT V2S 6.01 EN. Part number: 414560. The product is used with the VITEK 2 automated system which consists of instruments, software and reagent cards designed for the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and yeast.

    Recall: Z-1911-2013 · Reported August 14, 2013

    Enforcement

    Recall Number
    Z-1911-2013
    Event ID
    65470
    Classification
    Class II
    Status
    Terminated
    Product Type
    Devices
    Firm
    Biomerieux Inc
    Voluntary / Mandated
    Voluntary: Firm initiated
    Initial Notification
    Letter
    Report Date
    August 14, 2013
    Initiation Date
    June 14, 2013
    Classification Date
    August 6, 2013
    Termination Date
    June 1, 2015
    Address
    595 Anglum Rd, N/A, Hazelwood, MO, 63042-2320, United States

    Description

    bioMerieux Vitek 2 Systems Software version 6.01 software, used with the VITEK 2 automated system. Kit, UPDT V2S 6.01 EN. Part number: 414560. The product is used with the VITEK 2 automated system which consists of instruments, software and reagent cards designed for the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of bacteria and yeast.

    Reason

    A product issue has been identified for customers using software version 6.01 and are interfaced with a Laboratory Information System (LIS). During the update of software from version 5.xx to 6.01, the Bid-directional Computer interface (BCI) antibiotic codes are not updated properly for Cefovecin, Prulifloxacin and Ceftaroline. For the referenced antibiotics, the firm code in the reference table

    Code Info

    version 6.01

    Distribution

    Worldwide distribution: US (nationwide) and countries of: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Benelux, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile China, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Dutch Antilles, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, and Vietnam.

    Quantity

    12,384 total kits