Device recall: Rapid Neg BP Combo Panel Type 3; Catalog number B 1017-117. MicroScan Rapid panels are designed for use in determining…
Class I FDA enforcement event 69540. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
An increase in false positive susceptible results on Rapid Neg BP Combo Panel Type 3 and Rapid Neg Urine Combo Panel Type 1 used with MicroScan Microbiology Systems.
Class I, in the words of FDA
a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. started this device recall on 17 Oct 2014. The firm address in the FDA record is in West Sacramento, CA. FDA put the recall in Class I. FDA event 69540 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 19 Nov 2014. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 29 Jun 2015.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Distributed US (nationwide) including the states of IA, CA, NY, WI, MI, SD, NC, FL, HI, OH, WA, TX, WA, IN, NM, MS, KY, IL, UT, ND, and WY and the country of Canada.
Recalling firm
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., West Sacramento, CA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-0170-2015 | Rapid Neg BP Combo Panel Type 3; Catalog number B 1017-117. MicroScan Rapid panels are designed for use in determining identification to the species level and/or antimicrobial agent susceptibility of rapidly growing aerobic and facultatively anaerobic gram negative bacilli. | 1381 | Class I | Terminated | 19 Nov 2014 |
| Z-0171-2015 | Rapid Neg Urine Combo Panel Type 1; Catalog number B 1017-167; Siemens Material Number 10444652 MicroScan Rapid panels are designed for use in determining identification to the species level and/or antimicrobial agent susceptibility of rapidly growing aerobic and facultatively anaerobic gram negative bacilli. | 2239 | Class I | Terminated | 19 Nov 2014 |
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Class I: The highest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Device events that started in 2014
- 1,176
- Share of these events in Class I
- 5%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 333
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report Z-0170-2015The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 69540. https://recallregister.com/fda/i/69540/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA device enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Distributed US (nationwide) including the states of IA, CA, NY, WI, MI, SD, NC, FL, HI, OH, WA, TX, WA, IN, NM, MS, KY, IL, UT, ND, and WY and the country of Canada.
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 69540?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
1381
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many device recalls of 2014 have the same class?
- 5% of the 1,176 device events that started in 2014 are in Class I.