BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate: — Class II medical device recall Z-1746-2017
Terminated recall by Becton Dickinson & Company, reported 2017-04-12, distributed nationwide. BD is initiating this product correction of multiple lots of BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate: (9NC) Bloo
| Recall number | Z-1746-2017 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Terminated |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Becton Dickinson & Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2017-03-16 |
| Classified | 2017-04-06 |
| Reported by FDA | 2017-04-12 |
| Terminated | 2018-05-01 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 13,064,500 tubes |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 30382903677161, 30382903697145 |
| Lot numbers | 5251673, 5272777, 6064542, 6187520, 6216656, 6253669 |
| Model numbers | 367716, 369714 |
| Expiration dates | 2017-03-31, 2017-04-30, 2017-06-30, 2017-07-31, 2017-09-30, 2017-10-31, 2017-11-30, 2017-12-31, 2018-01-31, 2018-02-28, 2018-03-31 |
Product
BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate: (9NC) Blood Collection Tubes, 4.5 mL, 13 x 75 mm, Mfd: Becton Dickinson and Company 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
BD is initiating this product correction of multiple lots of BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate: (9NC) Blood Collection Tube (13x75 mm x 4.5 mL). A limited number of tubes in these lots may exhibit stopper pullout from the tube as the user removes the needle from the stopper following specimen collection.
Machine access
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