ClearanceBrief
Recall Z-1812-2025 ยท KZB Automated Colony Counter

Copan WASP

PhenoMATRIX

DateMay 21, 2025 (initiated May 6, 2025)
StatusOpen, Classified
ReasonAI-powered bacterial culture plate interpretation and workup software does not have Premarket Approval or pre-market notification (510(k)/de novo), so there is potential risk that the colony count and/or morphology information from images may not accurately reflect actual plate and may lead to inaccurate counts and/or morphology characteristics impacting patient diagnosis and subsequent care.
Root causeNo Marketing Application
ActionOn 5/6/2025, recall notices were mailed to customers informing them of the following: Ensure the plate images are reviewed against the actual agar plate to verify the assessment you performed by the digital image inspection. Complete and return the response form via email to regulatory.wasp@copangroup.com
Quantity14
DistributionUS: Nationwide distribution in the states of UT, AR, CA, PA, MD, NC, IL, MA, NJ, KS, TX, NY, NV.
FDA recordOpen on fda.gov

510(k) clearances named in this recall

This recall record lists no 510(k) number.