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Short Incubation Antimicrobial Susceptibility Automated Test System recalls

The FDA has posted 5 enforcement recalls of short incubation antimicrobial susceptibility automated test system devices since 2025, none of them Class I (most serious). Most recent report: Aug 12, 2026.

Class II: 5

Who is recalling these devices

Class IIOngoingZ-2889-2026

Beckman Coulter Inc. recalls REF # D23354

Analyzers contain incorrect algorithms which may affect antimicrobial susceptibility test results, leading to false susceptibility classifications."

  • Short Incubation Antimicrobial Susceptibility Automated Test System
  • Software Design Change
Beckman Coulter Inc.CAAug 12, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-2888-2026

Beckman Coulter Inc. recalls REF # D23352

Analyzers contain incorrect algorithms which may affect antimicrobial susceptibility test results, leading to false susceptibility classifications."

  • Short Incubation Antimicrobial Susceptibility Automated Test System
  • Software Design Change
Beckman Coulter Inc.CAAug 12, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-2715-2026

Biomerieux Inc recalls VITEK 2 AST-N447 TEST KIT Product reference 424620

Potential for false resistant carbapenem and/or cephalosporin results when analyzing samples with kits from affected lot that have pouch foil fractures.

  • Short Incubation Antimicrobial Susceptibility Automated Test System
  • Process change control
Biomerieux IncMOJul 15, 2026
Class IIOngoingZ-0239-2026

Becton Dickinson & Co. recalls BD Phoenix M50 Instrument

Product service credentials used by some BD technical support teams to access certain BD products were accessed by an unauthorized actor.…

  • Short Incubation Antimicrobial Susceptibility Automated Test System
  • Software design
Becton Dickinson & Co.MDOct 29, 2025

Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement reports, updated continuously. Device type per the FDA's RES classification (“System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation”). Informational only — verify against the FDA before acting.