Becton Dickinson & Company: Medical Device Recalls in 2013

According to to data from the FDA, there were 7 medical device recalls made by Becton Dickinson & Company in 2013. See the details of the recalls below.

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• BD Vacutainer Buffered Sodium Citrate (9NC) Plus Blood Collection Tubes; Sterile; IVD; REF 363083; 13 X 75 mm, 2.7 mL
• BD SafetyGlide Allergy. REF 305950 Sterile Allergy Treatment Syringe Tray. The device is used for aspiration and injection of medications.
• 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.
• BD Vacutainer Multiple Sample and Direct Draw Luer Adapter BD Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 USA A sterile non-invasive device used to connect venous access devices such as needles, blood collection sets, ad infusion sets to blood collection tubes.
• BD Epilor Syringe BD Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 BD EDC Laagstraat 57, B-9140 Temse-Belgium The Epilor syringe is used in conjunction with an epidural needle with the purpose of finding the epidural space.
• BD Microtainer Quikheel Lancet 1.0 mm incision Depth 2.5 mm Incision Length REF 368101 Rx Only Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 USA Made in USA. Used to perform heel sticks for the purpose of collecting skin puncture blood.
• BD Vacutainer C&S Transfer Straw Kit C&S Preservative Plus Urine Tube. 4.0 ml, 13 X 75 mm STERILE REF 364953. Becton Dickinson & Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ USA, The kit consists of a transfer straw and urinalysis tube intended for UA chemistry urine testing.