Events

Recall of 1 ML BD ORAL SYRINGE WITH TIP CAP CLEAR

According to Health Canada (via FOI), this recall involved a device in Canada that was produced by BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC..

What is this?

A correction or removal action taken by a manufacturer to address a problem with a medical device. Recalls occur when a medical device is defective, when it could be a risk to health, or when it is both defective and a risk to health.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall
  • Event ID
    135736
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2012-10-15
  • Event Country
    Canada
  • Event Source
    HC
  • Notes / Alerts
    Canadian data is current through March 2018. All of the data comes from Health Canada, except for the categories Manufacturer Parent Company and Product Classification.
    The Parent Company and the Product Classification were added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records. The device classification information comes from FDA’s Product Classification by Review Panel, based on matches of recall data from the U.S. and Canada.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Reason
    There are mixed syringe barrel/tip types in this product: barrels with oral syringe tip and barrels with luer slip tip (i.E. during manufacture bulk luer slip tip syringe components were inadvertently mixed in with bulk oral syringe components prior to barrel printing). both are printed "for oral use only".

Device

1 ML BD ORAL SYRINGE WITH TIP CAP CLEAR
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: 305217 (Lot serial: 2055156); Model Catalog: 305217 (Lot serial: 2076404); Model Catalog: 305217 (Lot serial: 2020057)
  • Product Description
    BD Oral Dispensing Syringe clear 1 mL
  • Manufacturer
    BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC.