Class 2 Device Recall Vacutainer

• Date Initiated by Firm: August 29, 2017
• Create Date: March 12, 2018
• Recall Status: Terminated on May 16, 2019
• Recall Number: Z-0968-2018
• Recall Event ID: 79041
• 510(K)Number: BK050036
• Product Classification: Tubes, vials, systems, serum separators, blood collection - Product Code JKA
• Product: BD Vacutainer K2 EDTA (K2E) 3.6mg Blood Collection Tube (13 x 75 mm x 2.0 mL). Catalog Number: 367841. Used for whole blood hematology determinations, immunohematology testing and blood donor screening.
• Code Information: Catalog No. 367841 Lot No. 6279849 UDI: (01)30382903678410
• FEI Number: 2243072
• Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer: Becton Dickinson & Company; 1 Becton Dr; Franklin Lakes NJ 07417-1815
• For Additional Information Contact: 201-847-6800
• Manufacturer Reason for Recall: A limited portion of the lot was manufactured with less than the required amount of K2EDTA additive, an anticoagulant, which may cause erroneous results that could lead to specimen recollection and potential delay of treatment or misdiagnosis/mismanagement of treatment and serious complications, such as failure to detect thrombocytosis or postponing surgery.
• FDA Determined Cause: Under Investigation by firm
• Action: In August of 2017 All US direct consignees were contacted via e-mail and/or UPS mail. An Urgent Product Removal Recall letter was issued, identifying the affected device and the reason for the recall. It also requested customers to review their inventory and quarantine any affected devices, which will be returned to the firm for replacement. The Customer Recall Response Form should be completed and returned regardless of whether there is any affected devices on hand. For questions or concerns please contact Customer Service at 1-855-215-4992.
• Quantity in Commerce: 8,494,000
• Distribution: Nationwide Distribution
• Total Product Life Cycle: TPLC Device Report

¹ A record in this database is created when a firm initiates a correction or removal action. The record is updated if the FDA identifies a violation and classifies the action as a recall, and it is updated for a final time when the recall is terminated. Learn more about medical device recalls.
² Per FDA policy, recall cause determinations are subject to modification up to the point of termination of the recall.
³ For details about termination of a recall see Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 21 �7.55.

• 510(K) Database: 510(K)s with Product Code = JKA