Events

Recall of Becton Dickinson Plastipak 50ml Luer Lok Syringe

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

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
    16067
  • Event Initiated Date
    2014-04-08
  • 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
    Bd has received complaints concerning an increase in the occurrence of occlusion alarms with the bd plastipak™ 50ml luer lok syringes. the root cause has been determined to be increased plunger rod forces primarily due to the interaction between the syringe barrel and the rubber stopper. initially bd recommended a change in the settings of the syringe pumps. however, investigation after continued complaints were received has revealed that it was not technically feasible to change the pump settings on some types of syringe pumps. bd has redesigned the syringe plunger to reduce the plunger forces required.
  • Action
    Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use

Device

Becton Dickinson Plastipak 50ml Luer Lok Syringe

Manufacturer

Becton Dickinson & Company Ltd