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BD Posiflush Pre-Filled Normal Saline Syringes recallZ-0500-2020 · Becton Dickinson & Company · initiated Oct 14, 2019

Terminated

Is my device affected?

  1. Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
  2. If yours is listed, follow the instructions from Becton Dickinson & Company or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
  3. Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.

Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean

Why it was recalled

Limited number of syringes labeled Posiflush Experimental Product and Not for Human Use being mixed with standard BD Posiflush Pre-Filled Normal Saline Syringes.

FDA root cause category: Packaging process control

What the company is doing

BD issued notifications to Customers via FedEx to Distributors, Pharmacies, and Consumers via Pharmacies on 10/14/19, advising of the problem, health risk and action to take: Immediately review your inventory for the specific Catalog and Lot number listed , discontinue use and destroy all product subject to the recall following your institutions process for destruction.2. Complete the Customer Recall Response Form. Questions or require further assistance, please contact 1-888-731-7973 between 8 AM and 5 PM ET Monday through Friday.

Recall details

Recall number
Z-0500-2020
Status
Terminated
Initiated by the company
Oct 14, 2019
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Company
Quantity
967,680
Product code
NGT
FDA submissions
K161552
Distribution
Distribution US Nationwide and Canada

Product description

BD Posiflush Pre-Filled Normal Saline Syringes Catalog Number: 306575 (Canada only)

Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)

Lot Number: 9175971 UDI: 50382903065757

Other devices under the same FDA submission

1 device cleared under K161552 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.

Other products in the same recall event

The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 84113).

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