Becton Dickinson & Company: Medical Device Recall in 2014 - (Recall #: Z-2542-2014)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2014.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

BD Vacutainer CPT Cell Preparation Tube with Sodium Heparin, 8 mL, 16 x 125 mm, Catalog #REF 362753, Lot #4063409 with expiry 03/2015, intended for the collection of whole blood and the separation of mononuclear cells.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: July 3, 2014

Date Posted: September 3, 2014

Recall Number: Z-2542-2014

Event ID: 68730

Reason for Recall:

BD has initiated the recall of its Vacutainer CPT Cell Preparation Tube due to poor separation, resulting in a reduced number of recovered mononuclear cells.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 296,160 tubes

Code Information:

A) REF #362753, 8 mL,16 x 125 mm, Lot #'s 4063409, 4063413 and 4063414 with expiry 03/15, Lot #'s 4090214, 4090215 and 4090216 with expiry 04/15; B) REF #362760, 4 mL, 13 x 100 mm, Lot #4063412 with expiry 03/15; C) REF #362761, 8 mL, 16 x 125 mm, Lot #'s 4063410, 4063411, 4063415, 4063416, 4063417, 4063418 and 4063419 with expiry 03/15; Lot #'s 4090230, 4090232, 4090234 and 4090237 with expiry 04/15. Outside US D) REF #362780, 8 mL, 16 x 125 mm, Lot #'s 4063420 and 4063455 with expiry 03/15; Lot #'s 4090241 and 4090242 with expiry 04/15. E) REF #362781, 4 mL, 13 x 100 mm, Lot # 4063421 with expiry 03/15 F) REF #362782, 8 mL, 16 x 125 mm, Lot #'s 4063422 and 4063423 with expiry 03/15; Lot #'s 4090244 and 4090246 with expiry 04/15

Distribution Pattern:

US and Foreign

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated