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Device product

BD Vacutainer PST Gel and Lithium Heparin (LH); 83 Units; Plus Blood Collection Tubes; Sterile; IVD; REF 367962; 4.5 mL, 13 X 100 mm; BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ USA; Made in USA. Used in hospitals, outpatient clinics and physicians' offices to collect blood from patients for specialized chemistry testing.

Z-0911-2013

March 05, 2012

Class III

Product summary

Firm
Becton Dickinson & Company
Event
Event 64013
Status
Terminated
Classification
Class III
Quantity
225 million units
Official record key
device-enforcement:Z-0911-2013

Official wording

Reason: BD is conducting a recall of the BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Plasma Separator Tube (PST) with Light Green/BD Homogard Closure due to a deformed top of the tube reservoir reported in two customer complaints.

Code information: Reference No.: 367960; Tube Size: 13 X 75. Reference Nos. 367961-367963, and 368035; Tube Size: 13 X 100; all lots

Distribution pattern: Nationwide Distribution

Derived failure modes

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    reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

    BD is conducting a recall of the BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Plasma Separator Tube (PST) with Light Green/BD Homogard Closure due to a deformed top of the tube reservoir reported in two customer complaints.