BD BBL™ Lactophenol Cotton Blue Stain Droppers 261188Recalls & reported problems
Becton, Dickinson And Company · BD BBL™ Lactophenol Cotton Blue Stain Droppers, 50 · Class 1
Data updated Oct 18, 2026 from official FDA records · Editorial policy
- Adverse event reports
- 1
- Deaths reported
- 0
- Injuries reported
- 1
- Recalls naming it
- 0
Summary
The FDA's MAUDE database contains 1 adverse event report that list this exact device (DI 30382902611883), received between Mar 21, 2023 and Mar 21, 2023 — classified as 1 injury.
The most frequently reported specific device problem is “Leak/Splash” (1 report).
Reports come from manufacturers, hospitals and patients and are not verified by the FDA. A report does not prove the device caused the event, and counts can't be used to compare devices or estimate failure rates. What reports can and can't tell you · How this data works · Data updated Oct 18, 2026.
Most reported problems
Device problems
- Leak/Splash1
Patient problems
- Abrasion1
Recent adverse event reports
The 1 most recent of 1 reports, in the reporter's own words as published by the FDA.
InjuryMar 21, 2023Leak/Splash; Leak/Splash
IT WAS REPORTED THAT BD BBL¿ LACTOPHENOL COTTON BLUE STAIN DROPPER STICK INJURY OCCURRED IN LEFT INDEX FINGER. WOUND CAME IN CONTACT WITH LACTOPHENOL AND WAS DIRECTLY RINSED WITH WATER. NO FURTHER MEDICAL INTERVENTION WAS NEEDED. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY THE INITIAL REPORTER: STICK INJURY IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WHILE OPENING THE WHILE, WOUND CAME IN CONTACT WITH LACTOPHENOL.
Patient problems: Abrasion
MAUDE report 16587885 ↗
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Sources and updates
- Device record: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026 · View this device in AccessGUDID ↗
- Adverse event reports: FDA MAUDE, file dated Oct 14, 2026 · each report above links to its original FDA record
- Recalls: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Data downloaded through openFDA, which notes it is not validated for clinical or regulatory use.
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