Reported Jun 17, 2015 · Terminated

BBL Port A Cul tubes with Swabs Sterile Pack, catalog number 221607. For patient sample collection.

Becton Dickinson & Co.

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 & Co. · BD Diagnostic Systems · Sparks, MD · 21152-0999

Is this the product you have?

  • BBL Port A Cul tubes with Swabs Sterile Pack, catalog number 221607. For patient sample collection.
Lot codes and dates
  • Part/Cat No. Lot / Serial No.Date of Mfr Exp. Date
    • 221607
    • 4067181
    • 3/19/2014
    • 3/5/2015
    • 221607
    • 4083274
    • 4/3/2014
    • 3/20/2015
    • 221607
    • 4124706
    • 5/9/2014
    • 4/24/2015
    • 221607
    • 4127564
    • 5/22/2014
    • 5/1/2015
    • 221607
    • 4170891
    • 7/8/2014
    • 6/19/2015
    • 221607
    • 4006235
    • 2/18/2014
    • 12/26/2014
    • 221607
    • 4028420
    • 2/19/2014
    • 1/21/2015
Amount recalled
92,710 units

This recall covers 2 products

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

Where it was sold

Why it was recalled

The products may exhibit indications of excessive oxidation. Excessive oxidation may affect the viability of anaerobic microorganisms.

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

Notice updated Jan 7, 2016 · Data as of Sep 19, 6:47 PM UTC

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