Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 23555 |
| Brand Name: | VITEK® system for AST |
| Model: | VITEK® 2 system for AST (antimicrobial susceptibility testing). |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Medi'Ray New Zealand Ltd 53-55 Paul Matthews Road Albany Auckland 0632 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 633 472 |
| Manufacturer: | Biomerieux SA |
| Issue: | It has come to the manufacturers attention that testing of certain strains of Staphylococcus aureus at customer facilities are resulting in the non-detection of methicillin resistance. BioMerieux has recently received reports, in which testing with the VITEK® 2 reports methicillin susceptibility, while additional confirmatory testing demonstrates resistance |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Software to be upgraded |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 5/9/2018 |
