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SENSITITRE GRAM NEGATIVE IVD AST SENSITITRE PLATE

Received Dec 5, 2024

Report MW5163355 · MDR key 20866277

Device

Generic name

Manual Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Systems

Product problems

  • Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
  • Material Integrity Problem

Patient

NA · Unknown

  • Insufficient Information
  • Insufficient Information

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON 4/30/2025 FOR REPORT MW5163355 TO UPDATE THE PROCODE.

Description of Event or Problem

THERMO SCIENTIFIC GRAM NEGATIVE IVD AST SENSITITRE PLATE, URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE CORRECTION ISSUED OCTOBER 2022 STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AND MANUFACTURER DOES NOT RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR UPDATES. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC) AR ISOLATE 0057 TESTS FALSELY SUSCEPTIBLE ON THE SENSITITRE GRAM NEGATIVE PANEL FOR THE FOLLOWING ANTIBIOTICS: CEFEPIME, ERTAPENEM, MEROPENEM, PIPERACILLIN/TAZOBACTAM.