Z-2431-2015 Class III Terminated

Recalled by Cepheid — Sunnyvale, CA

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
August 26, 2015
Initiation Date
July 27, 2015
Termination Date
September 28, 2015
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
729 kits US, 47 kits ROW.

Product Description

Xpert CT /NG Vaginal/Endocervical/ Specimen Collection Kit: Part number CT/NGSWAB-50; Microbiology: The Cepheid X pert CT /NG Vagina Endocervical/ Specimen Collection Kit is designed to collect, preserve and transport patient Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA in endocervical and vaginal specimens from symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals prior to analysis with the Cepheid Xpert CT/NG Assay.

Reason for Recall

Firm determined that some lots of CT/NG Swab 50 and CT/NG Urine collection kits contain a sub component with an expiry date that is earlier than the kit expiration date.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide distribution. US nationwide, including North Mariana Islands, Aruba, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Guam, Guatemala, Italy, Malawi, Micronesia Federated States, Panama, San Marino, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, and Zimbabwe.

Code Information

Part number: CT/NGSWAB-50: Lot numbers: 46A202C, 46A202D, 46A202E, 46A202F, 46A202G, Flock swab expires end of July 2015. Kit expires October 2015. Lot numbers 26N121H, and 28N134D.- Cleaning swabs expire end of June 2016. Kits expires November 2016.