FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Becton Dickinson & Co.: BD Kiestra InoqulA Software Version 20.3.IVD automated specimen processing Catalog Number: 447202
- Recall number
- Z-2438-2019
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Co.
- Product
- BD Kiestra InoqulA Software Version 20.3.IVD automated specimen processing Catalog Number: 447202
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2019-07-26
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2019-12-06
- Reason
- An anomaly is present in InoqulA / InoqulA+ software version 20.3, has the potential to cause a mismatch between a specimen and plate
- Root cause
- Software design
- Action
- BD initiated a field correction via letter on July 26, 2019 and BD Technical Service has completed the correction (software upgrade) for all six (6) affected US customers. Letter identifies issue, health risk and customer action to take. BD is in the process of evaluating the log files of customers using the InoqulATM / InoqulA+TM software version 20.3 to determine if any users potentially experienced mismatch between a specimen and plate. BD will contact all customers using InoqulATM / InoqulA+TM software version 20.3 to provide the outcome of this evaluation. Contact: BD Customer/Technical Support 800-638-8663 Monday Friday between 7:00am and 7:00pm (EST) in the United States. For customers outside the US, contact your local BD representative or distributor.
- Quantity
- 4 units
- Distribution
- Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Tennessee World Wide (5): Singapore, Taiwan, France, Netherlands
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Catalog Number: 447202 Catalog Number/UDI INO-000287 00382904472023 INO-000286 00382904472023 INO-000269 00382904472023 INO-000281 00382904472023
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JTC
- Firm FEI
- 1119779
- Firm city
- Sparks
- Firm state
- MD
- 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