BD Epilor Syringe BD Franklin Lakes — Class II medical device recall Z-2274-2013
Terminated recall by Becton Dickinson & Company, reported 2013-10-02, distributed in AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN…. BD has received several reports indicating that the plunger of the 7 mL BD Epilor plastic BD Luer-Lok Loss of
| Recall number | Z-2274-2013 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 2013-08-23 |
| Classified | 2013-09-25 |
| Reported by FDA | 2013-10-02 |
| Terminated | 2014-03-19 |
| Distributed | AZ, CA, FL, GA, IL, MD, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, PR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA |
| Countries outside the US | AU, BR, CA |
| Quantity | 1,335,885 units |
| Lot numbers | 0035495, 0053165, 0056607, 0056608, 0096757, 0120074, 0126127, 0152581, 0154661, 0174905, 0242475, 0252565, 0258468, 0258469, 0258472, 0278495, 0279140, 0291218, 0291219, 0291220, 0291221, 0291222, 0291223, 0291224, 0291226, 0291227, 0291228, 0301813, 0336391, 0336393, 0336396, 0336400, 0347866, 1005321, 1006136, 1012200, 1033177, 1033178, 1035046, 1063738 and 123 more |
| Model numbers | 0035495, 0053165, 0056607, 0056608, 0096757, 0120074, 0126127, 0152581, 0154661, 0174905, 0242475, 0252565, 0258468, 0258469, 0258472, 0278495, 0279140, 0291218, 0291219, 0291220, 0291221, 0291222, 0291223, 0291224, 0291226 and 133 more |
Product
BD Epilor Syringe BD Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 BD EDC Laagstraat 57, B-9140 Temse-Belgium The Epilor syringe is used in conjunction with an epidural needle with the purpose of finding the epidural space.
Reason for recall
BD has received several reports indicating that the plunger of the 7 mL BD Epilor plastic BD Luer-Lok Loss of Resistance Syringe may stall or stick within the syringe preventing the user from detecting a loss of resistance upon entering the epidural space.
Machine access
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