Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 21737 |
| Brand Name: | VITEK MS INSTRUMENT |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | V2 or V3 update : ref 413654,415706, 417104, 418884 and 411032, V3: ref 420260 and 421661 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Medi'Ray New Zealand Ltd 53-55 Paul Matthews Road Albany Auckland 0632 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 633 472 |
| Manufacturer: | BioMerieux Inc |
| Issue: | It has been identified that the VITEK® MS system could give, in specific conditions, an incorrect identification result if the tested species is not included in the VITEK® MS knowledge base (KB). This is a system limitation with all MALDI-TOF databases which is currently not described in the VITEK® MS documentation. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 28/7/2017 |
