Date Initiated by Firm |
August 10, 2007 |
Date Posted |
October 02, 2007 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on March 07, 2008 |
Recall Number |
Z-0012-2008 |
Recall Event ID |
39369 |
Product Classification |
surgical blade - Product Code GES
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Product |
Shelf Pack: Bard-Parker Rib-Back Carbon Steel no.11, surgical blade. Unit Package: Contents of unopened or undamaged package guaranteed sterile; After use place product in a puncture resistant container and dispose properly. Becton Dickinson Becton Dickinson Acute Care Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 |
Code Information |
Reorder number 371111, Lot 0207321 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Becton Dickinson & Company 1 Becton Dr Franklin Lakes NJ 07417-1815
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For Additional Information Contact |
Greg Morgan 201-847-4344
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Manufacturer Reason for Recall |
Complaints received of rust on the blades of BD Bard-Parker Surgical blades.
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FDA Determined Cause 2 |
Packaging change control |
Action |
Urgent recall letters were sent out 8/10/2007 via UPS second day air. |
Quantity in Commerce |
4026 units |
Distribution |
Nationwide. |
Total Product Life Cycle |
TPLC Device Report
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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.
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