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According to Saudi Food & Drug Authority, this translation missing: en.activerecord.attributes.event.types.recall_field_safety_notice involved a device in Saudi Arabia that was produced by Becton Dickinson & Co. (BD).

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Field safety notices are communications sent out by medical device manufacturers or their representatives in relation to actions that they may be taking in relation to their product that is on the market. These are mainly for health workers, but also for users. They can include recalls and alerts.

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  • Type of Event
    Recall / Field Safety Notice
  • Event ID
    mdprc 009 01 13 000
  • Event Initiated Date
    2013-01-02
  • Event Country
    Saudi Arabia
  • Event Source
    SFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://ncmdr.sfda.gov.sa/Secure/CA/CaViewRecall.aspx?caid=4&rid=2842
  • Notes / Alerts
    Saudi data is current through January 2019. All of the data comes from the Saudi Food & Drug 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 Saudi Arabia.
  • Extra notes in the data
    Report Source: NCMDR
    SFDA urges all hospitals that have devices subjected to recall, to contact the company.
  • Reason
    Bd is conducting a recall of the bo vacutainer" 2.7ml plus citrate blood collection tube due to prolonged partial thromboplastin time (aptt) test results. thier internal investigation indicates that aptt measured using the affected tubes may be falsely elevated. erroneous aptt may result in inappropriate decisions regarding patient care.

Device

Tubes, Blood Collection, 2.7 mL Vacutainer Plus Citrate Blood Collection Tubes
  • Model / Serial
    Catalog No. 363083; Lot No. 2180434 EXP APR 2013
  • Product Description
    Tubes, Blood Collection
  • Manufacturer
    Becton Dickinson & Co. (BD)

Manufacturer

Becton Dickinson & Co. (BD)