Becton Dickinson & Company: Medical Device Recall in 2013 - (Recall #: Z-0911-2013)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2013.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

BD Vacutainer PST Gel and Lithium Heparin (LH); 83 Units; Plus Blood Collection Tubes; Sterile; IVD; REF 367962; 4.5 mL, 13 X 100 mm; BD, Franklin Lakes, NJ USA; Made in USA. Used in hospitals, outpatient clinics and physicians' offices to collect blood from patients for specialized chemistry testing.

Product Classification:

Class III

Date Initiated: March 5, 2012

Date Posted: March 13, 2013

Recall Number: Z-0911-2013

Event ID: 64013

Reason for Recall:

BD is conducting a recall of the BD Vacutainer Plus Plastic Plasma Separator Tube (PST) with Light Green/BD Homogard Closure due to a deformed top of the tube reservoir reported in two customer complaints.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 225 million units

Code Information:

Reference No.: 367960; Tube Size: 13 X 75. Reference Nos. 367961-367963, and 368035; Tube Size: 13 X 100; all lots

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide Distribution

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated