FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC: FilmArray BCID Panel (Blood Culture Identification Panel), Catalog numbers RFIT-ASY-0126 (30 test kit) and RFIT-ASY-0127 (6 test kit), when used with all lots of BD BACTEC Blood Culture Bottles, Catalog numbers 442020, 442021, 442023, 442192, 442265, 442194, 442022, 442193, 442260, and 442191.
- Recall number
- Z-1513-2018
- Recalling firm
- BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
- Product
- FilmArray BCID Panel (Blood Culture Identification Panel), Catalog numbers RFIT-ASY-0126 (30 test kit) and RFIT-ASY-0127 (6 test kit), when used with all lots of BD BACTEC Blood Culture Bottles, Catalog numbers 442020, 442021, 442023, 442192, 442265, 442194, 442022, 442193, 442260, and 442191.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2018-03-14
- Posted
- 2018-04-25
- Terminated
- 2018-10-24
- Reason
- There is an increased risk of false positive Proteus results when the product is used with specific types of BD BACTEC blood culture bottles.
- Root cause
- Material/Component Contamination
- Action
- The recalling firm initiated the recall on several different dates and methods: Via email on 3/14/2018 with the letter dated 3/3/2018 attached, via USPS on 3/23/2018, and via FedEx between 3/24/2018 and 3/28/2018. The recalling firm conducted an expansion and issued letters dated 6/11/2018 via FedEx or USPS on 6/13/2018.
- Quantity
- not on file
- Distribution
- Distribution was nationwide. There was military/government distribution. Foreign distribution was made to Canada, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, France, French Polynesia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, The Netherlands, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Republic of the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All lot numbers are involved. UDI: 00815381020086 (RFIT-ASY-0126), 00815381020093 (RFIT-ASY-0127). The expiration dates of the BD BACTEC Blood Culture Bottles are 9/30/2018 and beyond.
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K130914","K143171","K160457"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- PEN
- Firm FEI
- 3002773840
- Firm city
- Salt Lake City
- Firm state
- UT
- 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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