CLASS I Device recall · Reported 14 Dec 2022 · FDA Enforcement Report

Thermo Scientific Sensititre Plate, GN4F, Gram Negative IVD AST recalled

Remel is recalling Thermo Scientific Sensititre Plate, GN4F, Gram Negative IVD AST, distributed nationwide in the US. The recall was initiated on 20 Oct 2022 and the FDA has classified it as Class I.

Check your package

Lot, batch or date codesLot Numbers: B2232B, B2197, B2012, B1355, B1181, B1173, B1125A
Quantity recalled1917 units

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0327-2023
FDA event ID
91104
Recalling firm
Remel, Lenexa, KS
Classification
Class I
Status
Terminated
Recall initiated
20 Oct 2022
FDA classified
7 Dec 2022
Reported
14 Dec 2022
Type
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Customers notified by
Letter
Reason category
Other Reasons

Timeline

20 Oct 2022Recall initiated by company
7 Dec 2022Classified by FDA+48 days
14 Dec 2022Published in enforcement report+7 days

Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.

Reason for recall

An internal technical investigation has confirmed that Thermo Scientific" Gram Negative IVD AST Sensititre Plate may lead to false susceptible results for Proteae Tribe (including Proteus spp., Providencia spp., Morganella Morganii) when tested with doripenem, ertapenem, meropenem, imipenem, cefepime, piperacillin/tazobactam and aztreonam.

Product as listed by the FDA

Thermo SCIENTIFIC Sensititre Plate, GN4F, Gram Negative IVD AST

Where it was distributed

US Nationwide Distribution

Nationwide

Questions about this recall

Why was it recalled?

An internal technical investigation has confirmed that Thermo Scientific" Gram Negative IVD AST Sensititre Plate may lead to false susceptible results for Proteae Tribe (including Proteus spp., Providencia spp., Morganella Morganii) when tested with doripenem, ertapenem, meropenem, imipenem, cefepime, piperacillin/tazobactam and aztreonam.

Which lots are affected?

Lot Numbers: B2232B, B2197, B2012, B1355, B1181, B1173, B1125A

Where was it sold?

US Nationwide Distribution

What should I do if I have it?

Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.

What does Class I mean?

Class I is the most serious FDA recall category: there is a reasonable probability that using the product will cause serious health consequences or death.

Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.

Other products in this recall event

8 other products · FDA event 91104

This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Thermo Scientific, Sensititre STP6F, Gram Negative IVD AST recalled.

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