Becton Dickinson & Company: Medical Device Recall in 2015 - (Recall #: Z-1055-2015)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2015.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

BD 10 mL Syringe BD Luer-Lok Tip with Blunt Plastic Cannula, Not for Skin Injection ; Catalog #303348, BD 10 mL Syringe Luer-Lok Tip with Blunt Fill Needle 18G x 1 1/2 (1.2mm x 40 mm), not for skin injection; Catalog #305064 BD 10 mL Syringe Luer-Lok Tip with BD Precision Glide Needle 20G x 1 (0.9mm x 25mm); Catalog #305064 Product Usage: 1) BD Blunt Plastic Cannula is used to penetrate pre-slit septums covering injection sites, as well as vials designed for penetration with needless IV access cannula. 2) The blunt steel canula will be targeted for exiting applications of pointer cannula, where blunt steel cannula would provide increased safety. Such existing applications include: -Accessing pre-slit/pre-pierced IV septum ports -Providing for fluid transfer -Can be used as tubing adapter 3) The BD single use Hypodermic Syringe is intended for use by healthcare professional for general purpose fluid aspiration/injection.

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: December 19, 2014

Date Posted: February 11, 2015

Recall Number: Z-1055-2015

Event ID: 70079

Reason for Recall:

The stopper of the 10mL BD Luer-Lok syringe is not properly seated in the syringe.

Status: Terminated

Product Quantity: 564,000 units

Code Information:

Catalog #303348, Lot #4209518 Catalog #305064, Lot #4205576 Catalog #309644 Lot #4209524

Distribution Pattern:

US Nationwide Distribution

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated