Reported Nov 9, 2022 · Ongoing

BD Trucount Tubes (Cat. No. 340334), used for determining absolute counts of leucocytes in blood. BD Trucount tubes are…

Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences

Moderate riskThis product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

What you should do

Stop using the affected lot and contact the recalling firm for the return or refund process. Check the FDA enforcement report for lot-level detail.

Firm contact: Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences · 2350 Qume Dr · San Jose, CA · 95131-1812

Is this the product you have?

  • BD Trucount Tubes (Cat. No. 340334), used for determining absolute counts of leucocytes in blood. BD Trucount tubes are designed for use with in vitro diagnostic products such as BD Tritest reagents, and a suitably equipped flow cytometer. BD Trucount tubes can be used with the BD FACS Loader.
Lot codes and dates
  • Added/Corrected as of 11/04/2022Catalog
  • Number340334
  • UDI-DI Code00382903403349
  • Lot Numbers
    • 2031144
    • 2034642
    • 2035110
    • 2035121
    • 2060660
    • 2073297
    • 2073298
    • 2095186
    • 2101458
    • 2108676
    • 2112862
    • 2152055
    • 2152064
    • 2152068
    • 2152075
    • 2152080
    • 2203024
    • 2208091
    • 2215812
    • 2235269
    • 2223229
    • 2236782
    • 2236934
    • 2236936
    • 2236937
    • 2236783
    • 2237006
    • 2237008
    • 2237012
    • 2237014
    • 2237015
    • 2237016
Amount recalled
52,570 tubes (corrected on 11/04/2022)

This recall covers 3 products

The agency filed one notice per product. You are reading one of them; the other 2 are below.

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

Due to partial label detachment on tubes. This can cause tubes to become stuck together in the pouch or cause automation errors when used with the automated loader for the wash assistant. Firm root cause investigation confirmed that label detachment is due to an adhesive change by a tier 2 supplier.

This product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (openFDA)

Read the FDA (openFDA device enforcement) notice

Data as of Sep 19, 5:37 PM UTC

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