Events

Recall of Adapter BD Vacutainer

According to L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), this recall involved a device in France that was produced by BECTON DICKINSON.

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
  • Date
    2006-07-03
  • Event Country
    France
  • Event Source
    ANSM
  • Event Source URL
    https://ansm.sante.fr/S-informer/Informations-de-securite-Retraits-de-lots-et-de-produits/retrait-de-lots-d-adaptateurs-bd-vacutainer-de-la-societe-becton-dickinson
  • Notes / Alerts
    French data is current through early September 2018. All of the data comes from L’Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (ANSM), 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 France.
  • Extra notes in the data
  • Action
    The company BECTON DICKINSON has withdrawn from the market on June 28, 2006 the lots specified in the recall of the medical device called "Direct Draw Adapter BD Vacutainer" and "Adapter BD Vacutainer" references 364896 and 367300 following several complaints indicating a bad repositioning of the sleeve on the needle (when removing the tube). The company has directly notified the recipients of the incriminated lots with the enclosed message (28/06/2006) (18 ko) validated by the Afssaps. This information is addressed to the directors of health establishments or analysis laboratories and local correspondents for material vigilance for dissemination, where appropriate to the services concerned. The relevant European Competent Authorities are informed of this measure by the manufacturer.

Device

Adapter BD Vacutainer
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    BECTON DICKINSON

Manufacturer

BECTON DICKINSON