Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 14250 |
| Brand Name: | BioMerieux Vitek 2 System/ Vitek 2 Compact System |
| Model: | W0452,413642, 413862, W0449, W0447, W0441, W0438, 410615, 413861, 413411 and 27685. |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | BioMerieux New Zealand Ltd Suite 4, The Business Connection Office 2 Kalmia Street Auckland 1544 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 284 825 |
| Manufacturer: | |
| Issue: | Under specific conditions the Vitek 2 and Vitek 2 Compact PC systems connected to a Laboratory Information System (LIS) have the potertial to link a test result to an incorrect patient record. The four coditions required to potentially cause an occurence of this issue are: Patient Demographics option is enabled Pateint demographics are not associated with the isolate User does not resolve Qualified isolates Laboratory re-uses Lab IDs (accession numbers) prior to Qualified isolates being resolved. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Instructions for use to be updated |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 22/2/2013 |
