FDA recall record

Becton Dickinson & Company The BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Citrate Blood Collection Tube is recall — FDA Z-2258-2018

Approximately 3.4% of BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Citrate Blood Collection Tubes (2.7mL) (light blue top tube) will exhibit over fill draw volumes from…

Class IIclassification
Z-2258-2018official record ID
Jun 27, 2018report date

Recall record at a glance

Official recordZ-2258-2018
CategoryMedical Device Recalls
ClassificationClass II
FDA record statusTerminated
Recalling firmBecton Dickinson & Company
Report dateJun 27, 2018
Recall initiation dateApr 11, 2018
QuantityN/A
LocationFranklin Lakes, NJ, United States

Official product description

The BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Citrate Blood Collection Tube is an evacuated blood collection tube that provides a means of collecting, transporting, and processing blood in a closed tube. The buffered sodium citrate additive provides an anticoagulated specimen that may be used for clinical laboratory coagulation assays.

Why the product was recalled

Approximately 3.4% of BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Citrate Blood Collection Tubes (2.7mL) (light blue top tube) will exhibit over fill draw volumes from ~11-14%.

Distribution information

US/PR-All 50 states and PR Global-AR, BO, BR, BS, BZ, CA, CO, CR, CW, DO, EC, GT, GY, IN, JM, JP, KR, MX, NI, PA, PE, SG, SR, SV, TT, TW, UY, VI Dates of distribution: June 2, 2017 to the present.

How to read the classification

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Additional record details

Recall type: Voluntary: Firm initiated. Initial notification: Two or more of the following: Email, Fax, Letter, Press Release, Telephone, Visit.

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