FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Meridian Bioscience Inc: Meridian Bioscience, Group B Streptococcus, Catalog Number 480050, Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Assay
- Recall number
- Z-0569-2026
- Recalling firm
- Meridian Bioscience Inc
- Product
- Meridian Bioscience, Group B Streptococcus, Catalog Number 480050, Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Assay
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated
- 2025-10-07
- Posted
- 2025-11-19
- Terminated
- not on file
- Reason
- The cap on the reaction buffer tube may be missing the black rubber gasket resulting in the potential for leakage and reduced buffer volume.
- Root cause
- Nonconforming Material/Component
- Action
- Meridian Bioscience issued an "URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION" notice to its consignees beginning on 10/15/2025 via email. The notice explained the problem with the device, health hazard, and requested the following: "Required Actions: " Identify remaining inventory of Alethia C. difficile, Lot 480050U036. " Identify the Reaction Buffer bag located within the kit box. " Remove Reaction Buffer Tubes from Bag and inspect each cap for the presence of a gasket. " Segregate Reaction Buffer Tubes which have no gasket present. Record the quantity of tubes with no gasket present on the CONFIRMATION OF NOTIFICATION Form. " Discard Reaction Buffer Tubes which have no gasket present in accordance with local, state, or federal regulations. Note: Execution of the test procedure requires the use of a Reaction Buffer tube. The remaining components in this kit may continue to be utilized for patient testing so long as a new Reaction Buffer tube is available. Once the Reaction Buffer is depleted, the remaining kit components must be discarded in accordance with local regulations. " Meridian Bioscience Inc. will provide credit for the number of tests impacted. " Complete and return the CONFIRMATION OF NOTIFICATION Form to: Product Support Manager, Meridian Bioscience, Inc., 3471 River Hills Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45244; Fax: (513) 272-5432 or Email: FieldActionSupport@meridianbioscience.com. Complete this form if there is no remaining inventory." For any question regarding this notification please call Meridian Bioscience Technical Services at 1-800-343-3858, or email at FieldActionSupport@meridianbioscience.com.
- Quantity
- 109 in total
- Distribution
- US Distribution to states of: AL, CO, FL, GA, IL, MD, ME, MT, NH, NJ, OH, TN, TX and WA; and OUS (foreign) countries of: Canada, Italy, and Panama.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- UDI/DI 00840733102196, Lot Numbers: 480350U020, Exp. 2026-06-12
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K121044"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- NJR
- Firm FEI
- 1524213
- Firm city
- Cincinnati
- Firm state
- OH
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28