FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Remel Inc: Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Disc, MEM10, REF: CT0774B, 10 mcg meropenem, Packed in packs containing 5 cartridges per pack, 50 discs per cartridge. Firm name on the label is Oxoid, Ltd., Basingstoke, United Kingdom. Used in the semi-quantitative agar diffusion test method for in vitro susceptibility testing to assist in the determination of a suitable antibiotic agent for treatment purposes.
- Recall number
- Z-0734-2014
- Recalling firm
- Remel Inc
- Product
- Oxoid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Disc, MEM10, REF: CT0774B, 10 mcg meropenem, Packed in packs containing 5 cartridges per pack, 50 discs per cartridge. Firm name on the label is Oxoid, Ltd., Basingstoke, United Kingdom. Used in the semi-quantitative agar diffusion test method for in vitro susceptibility testing to assist in the determination of a suitable antibiotic agent for treatment purposes.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2013-11-21
- Posted
- 2014-01-14
- Terminated
- 2014-12-11
- Reason
- Individual discs in the lot may not be sufficiently impregnated with antibiotic, resulting in smaller than expected zone sizes.
- Root cause
- Unknown/Undetermined by firm
- Action
- Oxoid and Remel part of Thermo Fisher Scientific sent an Urgent Medical Device Recall letter dated November 20, 2013, to all affected customers. The letter identified the product the problem and the action needed to be taken by the customers. The letter asked customers to destroy the affected product, if any was found on hand. The letter also asked if the customer further distributed the product that they inform their downstream customers. A response form was included with the letter and the letter instructed customers to complete and return the response form to indicate they had received the notification and that they had complied with it. If you have any questions please contact our Technical Service Department at 800-255-6730 (US) or 913-888-0939 (International).
- Quantity
- 45/5/50 - discs/cartridges/packs
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution including the states of AL, AZ, CA, CO, FL, HI, IA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NY, OH, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, and WV
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot number: 1223566 EXP: 8/31/2013
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K983718"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JTN
- Firm FEI
- 1924669
- Firm city
- Lenexa
- Firm state
- KS
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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