Events

Recall of BD Hydrocath, BD Careflow, BD Secalon Seldy and BD Percactaneous Introduction Catheters

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
    2005-01-24
  • 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-de-catheters-veineux-centraux-de-la-societe-becton-dickinson2
  • 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
    On January 21, 2005, BECTON DICKINSON withdrew from the market all the references and batches of medical devices called BD Hydrocath, BD Careflow, BD Secalon Seldy and BD Percactaneous Introduction Catheters after the risk of packaging. imperfectly sealed compromising the sterility of the product. The company has directly notified the recipients of the references and batches concerned with the attached message (21/01/2005) (176 KB) validated by Afssaps. This information is intended for pharmacists and local correspondents of materiovigilance for dissemination, if necessary, to all the services concerned. The relevant European Competent Authorities are informed of this measure by the manufacturer.

Device

BD Hydrocath, BD Careflow, BD Secalon Seldy and BD Percactaneous Introduction Catheters
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    BECTON DICKINSON

Manufacturer

BECTON DICKINSON