Events

Recall of Device Recall BACTEC PLUS AEROBIC/F AND ANAEROBIC/F MEDIA

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Becton Dickinson & Co..

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
    53961
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 3
  • Event Number
    Z-1010-2010
  • Event Initiated Date
    2009-11-11
  • Event Date Posted
    2010-03-08
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2010-05-13
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=86955
  • Notes / Alerts
    U.S. data is current through June 2018. All of the data comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, except for the category Manufacturer Parent Company.
    The Parent Company was added by ICIJ.
    The parent company information is based on 2017 public records.
  • Extra notes in the data
    system, blood culturing - Product Code MDB
  • Reason
    The draw volume on test tubes of blood culture medium is marked with graduations that may be confusing for healthcare practitioners using the tubes for appropriate collection of patient samples for microbiological laboratory testing.
  • Action
    An "URGENT CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION" was sent via UPS to customers. The notification letter described the product, problem and action to be taken. The letter alerted customers that the firm had recently manufactured identified lots of BACTEC(tm) Blood Culture Media with a new label containing a red line which should not be used as an accurate indication for blood draw volume. The firm also advised that the manufacturer is working to build stock with a revised label, but all of the identified lots distributed had passed testing and release criteria and will continue to perform as expected when used as instructions indicate. The customers are being urged to pay close attention to their BACTEC blood collection procedure until they receive bottles with the revised labels. Drawing too much blood may contribute to false negative or false positive results. The customer is being ask to communicate this information to all specimen collection sites within their facility. If further assistance is needed, please contact BD Technical Services Department at 1-800-638-8663.

Device

Device Recall BACTEC PLUS AEROBIC/F AND ANAEROBIC/F MEDIA
  • Model / Serial
    9238806 exp 6/30/2010 9267206 exp 7/31/2010 9267210 exp 7/31/2010 9267213 exp 7/31/2010
  • Product Classification
    Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • Device Class
    1
  • Implanted device?
    No
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution: USA and Canada, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Korea, Brazil, Taiwan, China, Mexico, Germany, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Uruguay
  • Product Description
    BD BACTEC(TM) Standard 10 Aerobic/F Medium, catalog 442260, packed in tubes, 50 tubes/case and labeled in part ***Becton Dickinson and Company, Sparks, MD 21152*** || BD BACTEC Media are used in a qualitative procedure for the culture and recovery of microorganisms from blood.
  • Manufacturer
    Becton Dickinson & Co.

Manufacturer

Becton Dickinson & Co.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Becton Dickinson & Co., 7 Loveton Cir, Sparks MD 21152-9212
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Becton, Dickinson and Company
  • Source
    USFDA