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BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate: (9NC) Blood Collection Tubes, 4.5 mL, 13 x 75 mm, Mfd: Becton Dickinson and Compa

FDA device recall Z-1746-2017 · posted 2017-04-06 · Terminated

Recall details

Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Company
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.
Action taken
BD sent an "Urgent Product Correction Letters and Customer Product Correction Response Forms" dated March 16, 2017 via email or UPS to their customers and distributors.
Root cause
Nonconforming Material/Component
Status
Terminated
Product code
JKA
Quantity affected
13,064,500 tubes (non-expired)
Distribution
Worldwide - US Nationwide Distribution
Date initiated
2017-03-16
Date posted
2017-04-06
Date terminated
2018-05-01
Location
Franklin Lakes, NJ

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