Medical Device Recall: BD Phoenix M50 instrument -Intended for the rapid identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of clinically significant bacteria. The BD Phoenix System provides rapid results fo
Becton Dickinson & Co. · August 1, 2024
Reason for Recall
Escherichia coli (E. coli) misidentification for clinical samples that were tested on BD Phoenix" M50 instrument and BD Phoenix" 100, may lead to misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment of infections caused by E. coli,
Product Description
BD Phoenix M50 instrument -Intended for the rapid identification (ID) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of clinically significant bacteria. The BD Phoenix System provides rapid results for most aerobic and facultative anaerobic Grampositive bacteria. Catalog Number: 443624
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Syrian Arab, Republic Taiwan, Tanzania, United Republic of Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad And Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
States Affected
NATIONWIDE
Quantity Affected
4,295 (EA)
Source: FDA (openFDA Device Enforcement)
Recall number: Z-3246-2024
Status: ongoing
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