Official recall record
BD Synapsys™ Informatics Solution
- Issuing authority
- Health Canada — Medical Devices
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- Country of alert
- Canada
- Alert level
- Type II
- Alert type
- recall
What the authority reported
BD identified through one (1) complaint that for BD Kiestra™ customers with BD Synapsys™, running Synapsys™ software versions 4.20, 4.30, 5.10, 5.20, or 5.30 and utilizing the in-line breakpoint feature, an error is occurring where BD Synapsys™ will incorrectly display breakpoints for organisms that do not have defined breakpoints in CLSI or EUCAST. This occurs when the identified organism is included in the same interpretive group as a species for which there is a specific breakpoint. Recall start date: September 12, 2024
What to do
Follow the instructions in the official notice — recall remedies (refund, repair, replacement, or disposal) are defined by the issuing authority and the responsible business, and they differ per recall. Do not rely on summaries, including this one.
Record last checked against the registry on 2026-05-31.