Events

Recall of Becton Dickinson BD PhoenixSpec Calibrator Kit

According to New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, this recall involved a device in New Zealand that was produced by Becton Dickinson and Company.

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
    20285
  • Event Initiated Date
    2016-07-12
  • Event Country
    New Zealand
  • Event Source
    NZMMDSA
  • Event Source URL
    https://medsafe.govt.nz/hot/Recalls/RecallSearch.asp
  • Notes / Alerts
    Data from New Zealand is current through July 2018. All of the data comes from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority, 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 New Zealand.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Recalling Organisation: Becton Dickinson Ltd, 14B George Bourke Drive, Mt Wellington, Auckland 1060
  • Reason
    Kits have been labelled with an incorrect year in the expiration date. the expiry date on calibration tubes within the kit are correct, but may be difficult to read on a portion of the tubes.
  • Action
    Product to be destroyed

Device

Becton Dickinson BD PhoenixSpec Calibrator Kit
  • Model / Serial
    Model: BD PhoenixSpec Calibrator kit, BD Phoenix AP Calibrator Kit, Affected: 5364776, 5327782, 535796
  • Manufacturer
    Becton Dickinson and Company

Manufacturer

Becton Dickinson and Company