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Device product

VACUETTE TUBE, 3.5mL CAL Serum Sep Clot Activator, REF 454067P - Product Usage: VACUETTE Tubes, Holders, and Needles are use together as a system for the collection of venous blood. VACUETTE tubes are used to collect, transport, and process blood for testing serum, plasma, or whole blood in the clinical laboratory.

Z-0818-2020

November 25, 2019

Class II

Product summary

Firm
Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc.
Event
Event 84536
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class II
Quantity
1,002,000 tubes
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0818-2020

Official wording

Reason: The Vacuette 3.5mL Serup Sep Clot Activator Tubes may have been damaged at the cap sealing area. This may lead to a vacuum loss and tubes not filling up to the proper volume.

Code information: DI: 29120049204476, Lot number B190338E

Distribution pattern: Nationwide distribution in the states of IL, MO, AZ, NC. PA, UT, NY, ME, PR, VA, PA

Derived failure modes

  • Unknown

    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    The Vacuette 3.5mL Serup Sep Clot Activator Tubes may have been damaged at the cap sealing area. This may lead to a vacuum loss and tubes not filling up to the proper volume.