Z-2432-2015 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
1800 kits US, 31 ROW

Product Description

Xpert CT/NG Urine Specimen Collection Kit Part number GXCT/NGURINE-50; Microbiology: Xpert CT/NG Urine Specimen Collection Kit is designed to preserve and transport Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA in first-catch male and female urine 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: GXCT/NGURINE-50; Lot numbers: 23E104B, 23E104C, 26N128C, 26N1281, 29N142A, 29N142B, 29N142C, 29N142D, 29N142E, 29N142F, and 29N142G All with transfer pipette expiring end of May, June or July 2016. Collection kits expires in August, September, October of November 2016.