Events

Recall of Vacuette 4ml EDTA DK2 tube

According to U.S. Food and Drug Administration, this recall involved a device in United States that was produced by Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc..

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
    59919
  • Event Risk Class
    Class 2
  • Event Number
    Z-0184-2012
  • Event Initiated Date
    2011-08-12
  • Event Date Posted
    2011-11-14
  • Event Status
    Terminated
  • Event Country
    United States
  • Event Terminated Date
    2012-03-12
  • Event Source
    USFDA
  • Event Source URL
    https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfres/res.cfm?id=103999
  • 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
    blood collection tube - Product Code JKA
  • Reason
    Vacuette 4ml edta dk2 tubes have been reported for short fills to no fills.
  • Action
    Consignees were notified by Greiner bio-one letter on August 11, 2011. They were instructed to: Stop distributing the material, complete the product Disposition form attach¿ and to fax it to Greiner bio-one and to destroy or return any of the affected products for replacement or credit. Distributors were asked to provide a list of their customers that have received the item, preferably in an Excel file, so that they could be notified of the recall.

Device

Vacuette 4ml EDTA DK2 tube

Manufacturer

Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc.
  • Manufacturer Address
    Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc., 4238 Capital Dr, Monroe NC 28110
  • Manufacturer Parent Company (2017)
    Greiner Holding Ag
  • Source
    USFDA