BIOMERIEUX INC

BACT/ALERT 3D · Chemistry

510(k): 0 Recall: 5 UDI: 0 MAUDE: 10 Class.: 67

Recalls (5)

bioMerieux BacT/ALERT 3D 60, catalog number, 248009, Clinical instrument The product is most commonly used to isolate and recover specimens drawn from adult and older pediatric patients that are acutely ill with signs and symptoms suggestive of blood stream infection, which can be due to a variety

2012-10-16

The product may mislabel patient information on culture specimen bottles due to a software miscommunication.

BacT/ALERT 3D System Software, Blood Culturing System

2006-08-14

Plastic bottle samples assigned less sensitive default glass bottle algorithm instead of the plastic bottle algorithm on BacT/ALERT Microbial Detection Systems.

BacT/ALERT 3D Combo Systems Software, Blood Culturing System

2006-08-14

Plastic bottle samples assigned less sensitive default glass bottle algorithm instead of the plastic bottle algorithm on BacT/ALERT Microbial Detection Systems.

BacT/ALERT 3D 60 Systems Software, Blood Culturing System

2006-08-14

Plastic bottle samples assigned less sensitive default glass bottle algorithm instead of the plastic bottle algorithm on BacT/ALERT Microbial Detection Systems.

OBSERVA R02 (version R02.00.17) computers using PSC 6000 or HHP Barcode Scanners which are connected to BacT/ALERT 3D

2006-03-28

Software problem with scanner inter-character delay which may result in false positive or false negative results after incorrect scanning of bottle ID's

MAUDE Adverse Events (10)

Malfunction

20141031

Injury

20121121

Malfunction

20060623

Death

20051120

Malfunction

20050622

Malfunction

20050417

Malfunction

20050417

Injury

20040806

Malfunction

FDA Classification (67)

Mixer, Blood Tube

Clinical Chemistry

Bromcresol Green Dye-Binding, Albumin

Clinical Chemistry

Acid Phosphatase, Disodium Phenylphosphate

Clinical Chemistry

Integrated Continuous Glucose Monitor For Non-Intensive Glucose Management, Over-The-Counter

Clinical Chemistry

Chromatography Separation/Zimmerman 17-Ketogenic Steroids

Clinical Chemistry

Ninhydrin And L-Leucyl-L-Alanine (Fluorimetric), Phenylalanine

Clinical Chemistry

Conversion To Creatinine, Creatine

Clinical Chemistry

Electrode, Ion Specific, Urea Nitrogen

Clinical Chemistry

Breast Milk Macronutrients Test System

Clinical Chemistry

Acid, Ferric Ion-Sulfuric, Cholesterol

Clinical Chemistry

Fluorometric Method, Triglycerides

Clinical Chemistry

Prognostic Test For Development Or Progression Of Preeclampsia

Clinical Chemistry

Fluorometer, For Clinical Use

Clinical Chemistry

Spectrophotometric, Uroporphyrin

Clinical Chemistry

Method, Metallic Reduction, Glucose (Urinary, Non-Quantitative)

Clinical Chemistry

Fluorometric Method, 17-Hydroxycorticosteroids

Clinical Chemistry

Prescription Use Blood Glucose Meter For Near-Patient Testing

Clinical Chemistry

Droplet Digital Pcr System

Clinical Chemistry

Flame Emission Photometer For Clinical Use

Clinical Chemistry

Beta Glycerophosphate, Alkaline Phosphatase Or Isoenzymes

Clinical Chemistry

Acid, Uric, Uricase (Colorimetric)

Clinical Chemistry

Acid, Lactic, Enzymatic Method

Clinical Chemistry

Indicator, Alumina Fluorescent, Tlc

Clinical Chemistry

Radioimmunoassay For Cyclosporine

Clinical Chemistry

Blood Collection Device For Cell-Free Nucleic Acid

Clinical Chemistry

Galectin-3 In Vitro Diagnostic Assay

Clinical Chemistry

Extraction Plus Chromatography With Color By Ninhydrin, Hydroxyproline

Clinical Chemistry

Plate, Silica Gel, Tlc

Clinical Chemistry

Radioimmunoassay, C-Peptides Of Proinsulin

Clinical Chemistry

System, Breath Measurement

Clinical Chemistry

Radial Diffusion, Amylase

Clinical Chemistry

Radioimmunoassay, Cortisol

Clinical Chemistry

Chromatographic/Fluorometric Method, Catecholamines

Clinical Chemistry

Photometric Method, Ammonia

Clinical Chemistry

Insulin Pump Secondary Display

Clinical Chemistry

Automated Platform Consisting Of Software And Instrumentation For Pooling And/Or Lysing Donor Blood, Serum, Or Plasma

Clinical Chemistry

Apolipoproteins

Clinical Chemistry

Radioimmunoassay, Thyroxine-Binding Globulin

Clinical Chemistry

Glucose-6-Phosphate (Colorimetric), Phosphohexose Isomerase

Clinical Chemistry

Turbidimetric Method, Globulin

Clinical Chemistry

2,4-Dinitrofluorobenzene (Spectroscopic), Nitrogen (Amino-Nitrogen)

Clinical Chemistry

Cuvette, Thermostated

Clinical Chemistry

Turbidimetric, Total Protein

Clinical Chemistry

Vanillin Pyruvate, Ast/Sgot

Clinical Chemistry

Internal Polymerase Chain Reaction Control, Not Assay Specific

Clinical Chemistry

Ph Rate Measurement, Carbon-Dioxide

Clinical Chemistry

Cresolphthalein Complexone, Calcium

Clinical Chemistry

Electrophoresis, Cholesterol Via Esterase-Oxidase, Hdl

Clinical Chemistry

Radioimmunoassay, Pregnenolone

Clinical Chemistry

Immunoassay Method, Troponin Subunit

Clinical Chemistry

Cyclosporine

Clinical Chemistry

Setmelanotide Eligibility Gene Variant Detection System

Clinical Chemistry

Unit, Filter, Membrane

Clinical Chemistry

Nitrophenylphosphate, Alkaline Phosphatase Or Isoenzymes

Clinical Chemistry

Shaker/Stirrer

Clinical Chemistry

Disodium Phenylphosphate, Alkaline Phosphatase Or Isoenzymes

Clinical Chemistry

Instrumentation, High Pressure Liquid Chromatography

Clinical Chemistry

Radioimmunoassay, Gastrin

Clinical Chemistry

Refractometer For Donor Testing

Clinical Chemistry

Ldl & Vldl Precipitation, Cholesterol Via Esterase-Oxidase, Hdl

Clinical Chemistry

Radioassay, Intrinsic Factor Blocking Antibody

Clinical Chemistry

Radioimmunoassay, Acth

Clinical Chemistry

Enzymatic Method, Bilirubin

Clinical Chemistry

L-Leucine-4-Nitroanilide (Colorimetric), Leucine Arylamidase

Clinical Chemistry

Automated Radioimmunoassay Systems, For Clinical Use

Clinical Chemistry

Nad Reduction/Nadh Oxidation, Cpk Or Isoenzymes

Clinical Chemistry

Equipment, Laboratory, General Purpose, Labeled Or Promoted For A Specific Medical Use

Clinical Chemistry