Events

Recall of Needles BD Vacutainer PrecisionGlide

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 BD Diagnostics.

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
    2005-02-28
  • 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-d-un-lot-du-dm-denomme-aiguilles-bd-vacutainer-precisionglide
  • 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
    BD Diagnostics Recall Lot 4260545 (Expiration 09/2009) of the Medical Device Needles BD Vacutainer PrecisionGlide Ref. 360213 due to the possible lack of lubrication of the cork needle resulting in potential leakage of blood during removal The company has directly notified the recipients of the offending lot by means of the attached message (28/02/2005) (14 ko). The relevant European Competent Authorities are informed directly by the manufacturer. .

Device

Needles BD Vacutainer PrecisionGlide
  • Model / Serial
  • Product Description
    medical_device
  • Manufacturer
    BD Diagnostics

Manufacturer

BD Diagnostics