Becton Dickinson & Co.: Medical Device Recalls in 2017

According to to data from the FDA, there were 6 medical device recalls made by Becton Dickinson & Co. in 2017. See the details of the recalls below.

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• BD AffirM VPIII Microbial Identification Test
• EpiCenter Plus Microbiology Data Management System software version 6.20A, when used in conjunction with the MALDI BioTyper System . Product Usage: The EpiCenter system is a clinical data management system designed for use with certain BD instrument systems. The EpiCenter system provides advanced capabilities in data management, including extended demographic data, comprehensive reporting features including a powerful database query tool, bi-directional Laboratory Information System (LIS) communications and long-term data storage. Additionally, the EpiCenter system provides an Expert System that can manipulate and/or act upon AST results.
• BBL Trypticase Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (TSA II) and Chocolate II Agar (GC II Agar with Hemoglobin and IsoVitaleX)  I Plate Product Usage: Testing - Trypticase Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood is used for the growth of fastidious organisms and for the visualization of hemolytic reactions. Chocolate II Agar is an enriched medium for the isolation and cultivation of Neisseria species.
• TrypticaseTM Soy Agar with 5% Sheep Blood (TSA IITM), Catalog Number 221261 Trypticase Soy Agar with 5% or 10% Sheep Blood is used for cultivating fastidious microorganisms and for the visualization of hemolytic reactions produced by many bacterial species.
• BD Phoenix PMIC-107, Catalog Number 448417, UDI #s (01)30382904484171, (10)7031818(17)180228(30)0025, IVD. PMIC-107 is a Gram positive AST Only panel used to test antibiotic susceptibility. The inducible macrolide-linosamide-steptogramin B (iMLSb) resistance D-test screen for Staphylococcus species is used to identify phenotypic drug resistance to clindamycin and erythromycin. --- Product is packaged 25 panels to 1 box.
• BD PhoenixTM AP, Catalog Number 448010 The BD Phoenix" AP instrument is designed for use with the BD Phoenix" system is intended to standardize ID broth tube inoculum, add AST indicator to the AST broth tube and transfer an aliquot of ID broth to AST broth tubes, as required for preparing samples for use on the BD Phoenix" system, which performs identification and susceptibility testing