Recall Z-0699-2013— Becton Dickinson & Co.

Class II · Terminated

Class II FDA medical device recall by Becton Dickinson & Co., initiated 2012-12-13, terminated 2013-06-03. It names one FDA 510(k) clearance: K926018. Product: Becton, Dickinson and Company, BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermenter ID Kit, Catalog # 24500, cartons of 20 kits, In-vitro diagnostic reagents for microbiological testing. The BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermentor (E/NF) identification (ID) System is for the identification of aerobic gram-negative bacteria that belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae as well as some of the more frequently isolated glucose fermenting and nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli.. Reason: In-vitro diagnostic reagents for microbiological testing may be reversed in well positions in the test kit and when utilized may lead to bacteria misidentification..

Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Classification
Class II
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2012-12-13
Terminated
2013-06-03
Firm location
Sparks, MD, United States

510(k) clearances named in this recall

1 on FDA's record

K-numbers as listed on FDA's Recall Enterprise System record for this event (openFDA device/recall k_numbers). The recall may also cover devices cleared under other submissions not named here.

Product description

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermenter ID Kit, Catalog # 24500, cartons of 20 kits, In-vitro diagnostic reagents for microbiological testing. The BBL Crystal Enteric/Nonfermentor (E/NF) identification (ID) System is for the identification of aerobic gram-negative bacteria that belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae as well as some of the more frequently isolated glucose fermenting and nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli.

Reason for recall

In-vitro diagnostic reagents for microbiological testing may be reversed in well positions in the test kit and when utilized may lead to bacteria misidentification.

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