Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 24300 |
| Brand Name: | BD Phoenix™ AST-S Indicator |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Phoenix™ AST Indicator - Batch 8094599, 8088994, Phoenix™ AST Indicator - Batch 8190530, 8206585, 8218607, 8150670, 8170562, Phoenix™AP AST-S Indicator Bag - Batch 7354952 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Becton Dickinson Ltd Unit 4 / 110 Mays Road Onehunga Auckland 1061 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 572 468 |
| Manufacturer: | Becton Dickinson and Company (USA) |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has recently confirmed that BD Phoenix™ panels that have been inoculated using certain lots of BD Phoenix™ AST Indicator solution are demonstrating an increased occurrence of test aborts within 45 minutes after the panel is placed into the BD Phoenix™ instrument. |
| Recall action type: | Recall |
| Recall action: | Product to be destroyed |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 13/3/2019 |
