Date Initiated by Firm | August 13, 2010 |
Date Posted | November 26, 2010 |
Recall Status1 |
Terminated 3 on January 05, 2011 |
Recall Number | Z-0480-2011 |
Recall Event ID |
57023 |
Product Classification |
Device, gas generating - Product Code KZJ
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Product | GasPak EZ Large Incubation Container, a component of the GasPak EZ Gas Generating Container System, catalog # 260672, labeled in part ***Becton Dickinson and Company Loveton Circle Sparks, MD 21152 USA*** |
Code Information |
Batch No. 7110573 |
Recalling Firm/ Manufacturer |
Becton Dickinson & Co. BD Diagnostic Systems 7 Loveton Circle Sparks MD 21152-0999
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For Additional Information Contact | Kimberly Cartier 410-316-4418 |
Manufacturer Reason for Recall | In vitro diagnostic reagent containers may be defective and could cause incorrect test results in patient samples. |
FDA Determined Cause 2 | Nonconforming Material/Component |
Action | BD Diagnostic Systems issued an Urgent Product Recall letter dated August 2010 to consignees. Consignees were advised of the defect and were requested to discard product for replacement. Distributors were additionally requested to provide distribution lists of end users for direct BD notification. Accounts were requested to return a response form.
BD Customer Service can be contacted at 800 675-0908, and BD Technical Services can be contacted at 800-638-8663. |
Quantity in Commerce | 496 units |
Distribution | Worldwide Distribution: USA and the countries of Australila, Belgium, Canada, India, Mexico, New Zealand. Singapore, and South Korea, |
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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