Events

Recall of CULTURESWAB / CULTURESWAB PLUS

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
    53019
  • Event Risk Class
    II
  • Event Initiated Date
    2000-08-21
  • 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
    Some shipping cartons labeled as cat. #220121 may contain product labeled as cat. #220116. the product is labeled correctly.

Device

CULTURESWAB / CULTURESWAB PLUS
  • Model / Serial
    Model Catalog: (Lot serial: CAT#220116 LOT #929216)
  • Product Description
    BBL CULTURESWAB
  • Manufacturer
    BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC.

Manufacturer

BECTON DICKINSON CANADA INC.