Z-1189-2017 Class II Terminated

Recalled by Becton Dickinson & Company — Franklin Lakes, NJ

FDA device recall Z-1189-2017 was initiated by Becton Dickinson & Company on January 16, 2017 and is designated Class II. Reason for recall: A portion of this lot of blood collection tubes was manufactured with approximately twice the expected amount of buffered sodium citrate additive, an anticoagulant. The recall status is terminated (terminated February 7, 2018). Affected quantity: 1,488,800 tubes.

Recall Details

Product Type
Devices
Report Date
February 22, 2017
Initiation Date
January 16, 2017
Termination Date
February 7, 2018
Voluntary/Mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Product Quantity
1,488,800 tubes

Product Description

BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate: (9NC) Blood Collection Tube (4.5 ml x 13 x 75 mm) Catalog Number: 369714 Product Usage: The BD Vacutainer Safety Coagulation tube is an evacuated blood collection tube that provides means of collecting, transporting and processing blood in a closed tube. The buffered sodium citrate additive provides an anti-coagulated specimen that may be used for clinical laboratory coagulation assays and determinations

Reason for Recall

A portion of this lot of blood collection tubes was manufactured with approximately twice the expected amount of buffered sodium citrate additive, an anticoagulant.

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide Distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Mexico, Indonesia

Code Information

Lot 6090572