Reported Apr 12, 2017 · Terminated
BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate: (9NC) Blood Collection Tubes, 4.5 mL, 13 x 75 mm, Mfd: Becton Dickinson and…
Becton Dickinson & Company
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 & Company · 1 Becton Dr · Franklin Lakes, NJ · 07417-1815
Is this the product you have?
- BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate
(9NC) Blood Collection Tubes4.5 mL13 x 75 mm
- MfdBecton
- Dickinson and Company Product UsageThe BD Vacutainer Safety Coagulation tube is an evacuated blood collection Tube that provides means of collecting, transporting and processing blood in a closed tube. The buffered sodium citrate additive provides an anti-coagulated specimen that may be used for clinical laboratory coagulation assays and determinations
- Lot codes and dates
5 of 5 products
Products covered by this recall Model / number Barcodes Product as published 369714Lot numbers: 5251673 with expiry 3/31/2017; 6064542 with expiry 9/30/17; 6187520 with expiry 1/31/2018 and 6253669 with expiy 3/31/18 — Lot numbers: 5272777 with expiry 4/30/17; 5336909 with expiry 6/30/17; 5357632 with expiry 7/31/17; 6040953 and 6064634 both with expiry 9/30/17; 6090572 with expiry 10/31/17; 6124932 with expiry 11/30/17; 6173983 with expiry 12/31/17; 6187600 with expiry 1/31/18 and 6216656 with expiry 2/28/18 — Lot numbers 6064542, 6187520 and 6253669 - limited to distribution outside the U.S. market. UDI for — 30382903677161lot 6253669 is DI (01)30382903677161, PI (17)180331(10)6253669(30)0100 and — 30382903697145lot 6216656 is DI (01)30382903697145, PI (17)180228(10)6216656(30)0100; for all other lots UDI is not applicable based on manufacture date. - Amount recalled
- 13,064,500 tubes (non-expired)
Where it was sold
- Nationwide
Why it was recalled
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 product could cause temporary or reversible health problems — stop using it.
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