BD Phoenix™ PMIC/ID-106 448606Recalls & reported problems
Becton, Dickinson And Company · BD Phoenix™ PMIC/ID-106 · Class 2
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
Quick summary
The BD Phoenix PMIC/ID-106 is an automated system used by labs to identify bacteria and test which antibiotics work against them. Its 37 reports mostly describe wrong or imprecise identification and susceptibility results — such as one germ being reported as a different species, or a false susceptible reading — with no deaths and no injuries reported. There are no recalls naming this device, and reports have dropped sharply: none in the past 12 months versus 9 in the prior12 months.
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- Adverse event reports
- 38
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 0
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 38 adverse event reports that list this exact device (DI 30382904486069), received between Mar 2, 2021 and Sep 30, 2026 — classified as 38 malfunctions.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings” (36 reports).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Reports received per month
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings36
- Device Ingredient or Reagent Problem1
- Incorrect Measurement1
Patient problems
- No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions38
Recent adverse event reports
The 25 most recent of 38 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
MalfunctionSep 30, 2026Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
It was reported while using the BD Phoenix¿ PMIC/ID-106 an unspecified number of patient isolates were misidentified. No health impact or consequence reported.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 50946966 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106, THERE WAS AN INCORRECT MIC RESULT FOR A PATIENT SAMPLE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22948615 ↗MalfunctionSep 2, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106, THERE WAS AN INCORRECT MIC RESULT FOR A PATIENT SAMPLE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22948611 ↗MalfunctionJul 24, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106, THERE WAS A FALSE SUSCEPTIBLE RESULT. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 22585583 ↗MalfunctionFeb 12, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF PATIENTS FROM A BLOOD CULTURE AND QC ISOLATES (STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS) WERE MISIDENTIFIED AS STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21365240 ↗MalfunctionFeb 5, 2025Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF PATIENTS FROM A BLOOD CULTURE AND QC ISOLATES (STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS) WERE MISIDENTIFIED AS STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 21313449 ↗MalfunctionDec 10, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID- (B)(6) A PATIENT ISOLATE (METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS - MRSA) WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS GROUP B STREP. REPEAT TESTING WAS PERFORMED CAUSING THE ISOLATE TO BE MISIDENTIFIED TWICE. THE USER NOTED THAT THE ISOLATE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE A STREP THEREFORE, THE ISOLATE WAS TESTED WITH A REFERENCE LABORATORY GIVING THE CONFIRMED RESULT OF MRSA. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20896478 ↗MalfunctionDec 9, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 A PATIENT ISOLATE (S. LUGDUNENSIS) WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS S. CAPITIS. THE USER NOTED THAT THE RESULTS FROM A MOLECULAR TESTING PLATFORM GAVE THE RESULT STAPH LUGDUNENSIS. REPEAT TESTING WAS PERFORMED WITH A REFERENCE LABORATORY. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20880205 ↗MalfunctionNov 26, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF PATIENT ISOLATES HAD A HIGH MIC FOR THE DRUG VANCOMYCIN. THE USER NOTED REPEAT TESTING WAS PERFORMED. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20787709 ↗MalfunctionNov 26, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 A PATIENT RESULT, S. AUREUS, WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS S. EPIDERMIDIS. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20786104 ↗MalfunctionOct 24, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 A PATIENT ISOLATE (S. AUREUS) FROM A NASAL SPECIMEN HAD A HIGH MIC FOR THE DRUG VANCOMYCIN. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. REPORT 2 OF 2.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20529513 ↗MalfunctionOct 24, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 A PATIENT ISOLATE (S. AUREUS) FROM A WOUND SPECIMEN HAD A HIGH MIC FOR THE DRUG VANCOMYCIN. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. REPORT 1 OF 2.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20528650 ↗MalfunctionOct 23, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 A PATIENT ISOLATE (S. AUREUS) FROM A DERMATITIS SPECIMEN HAD A HIGH MIC FOR THE DRUG VANCOMYCIN. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. REPORT 2 OF 2.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20516987 ↗MalfunctionOct 23, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 A PATIENT ISOLATE (S. AUREUS) FROM AN ABSCESS SPECIMEN HAD A HIGH MIC FOR THE DRUG VANCOMYCIN. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. REPORT 1 OF 2.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20516801 ↗MalfunctionOct 23, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 THE USER NOTED MISIDENTIFICATIONS OF RESULTS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE PATIENT RESULTS WERE BEING ALTERED BY THE USER'S LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM (LIS). NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20515567 ↗MalfunctionSep 27, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 THE USER EXPERIENCED MISIDENTIFICATIONS WITH STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPECIES FROM A PATIENT WOUND SPECIMEN. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. REPORT 1 OF 2.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20322822 ↗MalfunctionSep 27, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 THE USER EXPERIENCED MISIDENTIFICATIONS WITH STAPHYLOCOCCUS SPECIES FROM A PATIENT WOUND SPECIMEN. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED. REPORT 2 OF 2.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20322748 ↗MalfunctionAug 26, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 AN UNSPECIFIED NUMBER OF PATIENT SAMPLES WERE MISIDENTIFIED AS EITHER S. AUREUS OR S EPIDERMIDIS. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 20071735 ↗MalfunctionMar 13, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE TESTING WITH BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106, S. AUREUS WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS S. EPIDERMIDIS. THERE WAS NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCES REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18895264 ↗MalfunctionJan 18, 2024Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHEN USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106, A FALSE VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE TO STAPH AUREUS WAS REPORTED FOR ONE (1) PATIENT SAMPLE. THE SAMPLE WAS SENT OUT TO A REFERENCE LAB AND VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE WAS UNABLE TO BE CONFIRMED. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18537516 ↗MalfunctionDec 29, 2023Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE WITH THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106, E. FAECALIS WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS E. DURANS. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18420410 ↗MalfunctionDec 29, 2023Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED THAT DURING USE WITH THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106, S. PETTENKOFERI WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18420404 ↗MalfunctionDec 22, 2023Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED WHEN USING THE BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 A PATIENT ISOLATE WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS STREP UBERIS ON ITS INITIAL TESTING, IT THEN IDENTIFIED AS ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS WHEN RETESTED. THE EXPECTED RESULT WAS ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS. NO HEALTH IMPACT OR CONSEQUENCE REPORTED.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18388685 ↗MalfunctionNov 21, 2023Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings; Incorrect, Inadequate or Imprecise Result or Readings
IT WAS REPORTED THAT WHILE USING BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS WAS MISIDENTIFIED AS STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS ON ONE PATIENT SAMPLE. THERE WAS NO REPORT OF PATIENT IMPACT.
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 18183090 ↗MalfunctionOct 23, 2023Device Ingredient or Reagent Problem; Device Ingredient or Reagent Problem
IT WAS REPORTED WHILE USING BD PHOENIX¿ PMIC/ID-106 THAT THERE WAS AN INCORRECT VANCOMYCIN MIC RESULT REPORTED OUT ON ONE PATIENT. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: "CUSTOMER REPORTING INCORRECT AST FOR PRODUCT 448606 LOT NO. 3150521. CUSTOMER INITIALLY RECEIVED A RESULT OF VAN MIC = 4 AND SIR OF INTERMEDIATE. CUSTOMER STATED THAT THEY RERAN THE PANEL TWICE AND MIC WAS = 1 AND SIR = SUSCEPTIBLE. INITIAL RUN WAS RELEASED TO THE CHART. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, CUSTOMER IS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM IF PATIENT CARE WAS CHANGED."
Patient problems: No Clinical Signs, Symptoms or Conditions
MAUDE report 17990978 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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