[Recalled] 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 pr
Authorities recorded a safety problem with this product. The details below come directly from the government recall notice.
Recall details
| 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 clos |
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| Brand / manufacturer | Becton Dickinson & Company |
| Category | device |
| Issuing authority | FDA_DEVICE |
| Reference | Z-1746-2017 |
| Country of notice | United States |
| Risk level | Class II |
| Hazard type | recall |
| Notice date | 16 March 2017 |
| EAN / barcode | 30382903677161 |
Why it was recalled
According to the FDA_DEVICE notice, the identified hazard is: 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.
This Class II recall concerns device products distributed in United States and was recorded by FDA_DEVICE. Recalls in this category are published so that owners, retailers, and importers can identify affected units and act quickly.
What to do if you own this product
Check whether your unit is affected and follow the authority's guidance before further use.
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