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Medical device recalls 2020

NUCLISENS¿ Lysis Buffer — Class II medical device recall Z-1365-2020

Terminated recall by BIOMERIEUX - Grenoble, reported 2020-03-04. Following a customer complaint about colored eluates, leading to invalid results bioMerieux has confirmed an i

Recall numberZ-1365-2020
Product typeMedical device
ClassificationClass II
StatusTerminated
Voluntary or mandatedVoluntary
Recalling firmBIOMERIEUX - Grenoble, Grenoble Cedex 1, N/A, France
Recall initiated2020-01-10
Classified2020-02-26
Reported by FDA2020-03-04
Terminated2022-04-14
Countries outside the USAR, AU, BE, CA, CL, CN, CW, DE, ES, FR, GB, HK, IN, IT, NL, RO, UY, ZA
Quantity1,024
Lot numbers19040201
Model numbers200292, 48X2ML
Expiration dates2021-02-28

Product

NUCLISENS¿ Lysis Buffer, IVD, REF 200292, 48X2 ML LYS Manufacturer bioMerieux SA 376, Chemin de l'Orme 69280 Marcy-l'Etoile - France - Product Usage: to be used for the release of total nucleic acid from biological specimens.

Reason for recall

Following a customer complaint about colored eluates, leading to invalid results bioMerieux has confirmed an issue with NUCLISENS Lysis Buffer, ref. 200292, lot 19040201. The issue is linked to drift of pH electrode dysfunction.

Machine access

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