Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences: Medical Device Recalls in 2016

According to to data from the FDA, there were 7 medical device recalls made by Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences in 2016. See the details of the recalls below.

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• BD Tritest CD3 FITC/CD4 PE/CD45 PerCP (IVD); Catalog number 340383. Label states: Contains CD3 FITC/CD4 PE/CD45 per CP with Gelatin and 0.1% sodium azide. Hematology: BD Tritest CD3 fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)/CD4 phycoerythrin (PE)/CD45 peridinin chlorophyll protein (PerCP) is a three-color direct immunofluorescence reagent for use with a suitably equipped flow cytometer to identify and determine the percentages and absolute counts of mature human T lymphocytes (CD3+) and helper/inducer (CD3+CD4+) Tlymphocyte subsets in erythrocyte-lysed whole blood.
• FMC7 FITC, Catalog No. 340918 Analyte Specific Reagent.
• BD-Retic-Count Reticulocyte Reagent System; Hematology: Used for in vitro diagnostics
• BD Trucount Tubes: Catalog number: 340334 Hematology: BD Trucount tubes are used for determining absolute counts of leucocytes in blood.
• CD79b PE (ASR) , Catalog number 335816 ; Hematology: The CD79b antibody recognizes an epitope on the extracellular domain of a 3640 kilodalton (kDa) type I membrane glycoprotein. Immunoglobulin (Ig) antigen receptors are composed of a non-covalently associated complex of Ig and two other proteins, Iga and Igb, which have been designated as CD79a and CD79b, respectively. antigen
• BD Trucount Absolute Counting Tubes: Model number: 340334 IVD; BD Trucount tubes are used for determining absolute counts of leucocytes in blood. BD Trucount tubes are designed for use with in vitro diagnostic products such as BD Tritest reagents, and a suitably equipped flow cytometer. BD Trucount tubes can be used with the BD FACS Loader.
• BD FMC7 FITC: Model 430918. FMC7 is intended for in vitro diagnostic use in the identification of cells expressing FMC7 antigen. Product Usage: Analyte Specific Reagent. FMC7 is intended for in vitro diagnostic use in the identification of cells expressing FMC7 antigen.