Drug recall

BD Max Instrument, Catalog Number 441916 441927 (refurbished instrument) - Product Usage: The BD MAX System…

FDA recall event 81145 · Class II · Becton Dickinson & Co.

Key facts

Event ID 81145
Recall numbers Z-0312-2019, Z-0313-2019
Recalling firm Becton Dickinson & Co.
Product type Devices
Products BD Max Instrument, Catalog Number 441916 441927 (refurbished instrument) - Product Usage: The BD MAX System, used in conjunction with appropriate extraction kits and reagents, is capable of automated…, BD Max Instrument Reader Spare Part, Catalog Number 8090369/443364, 44336409 (Repaired Reader spare part) - Product Usage: The BD MAX System, used in conjunction with appropriate extraction kits and…
Classification Class II
Status Terminated
Voluntary or mandated Firm Initiated
Reason for recall A trend for false positive Candida glabrata results has been confirmed. The discrepant results impact the Candida glabrata target only, when in the presence of a Trichomonas vaginalis true positive.
Initiation date Sep 24, 2018
Report date Nov 7, 2018
Termination date Apr 10, 2020
City Sparks
State MD
Country United States
FEI number 1119779

At a glance

  • 1–9 Products in this recall
  • 10–99 FDA inspections of this firm (FEI)

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