Microtainer Brand Tube with EDTA (K2), Catalog Number 365974 recallZ-0447-03 · Becton Dickinson & Company · initiated Oct 16, 2002
Terminated All recalls posted in January 2003
Is my device affected?
- 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.
- 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.
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Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
Insufficient amount of EDTA found within the tube causing clotting and erroneous platelet counts.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
Becton Dickinson contacted their Distributors and customers with return instructions via certified mail on or about Oct. 16, 2002.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0447-03
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Oct 16, 2002
- Posted by the FDA
- Jan 16, 2003
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Company
- Quantity
- 141600
- Product code
- JKA
- FDA submissions
- K940905
- Distribution
- The firm distributed this product nationwide to wholesalers and direct customers.
Product description
Microtainer Brand Tube with EDTA (K2), Catalog Number 365974.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Lot #2098765
Other devices under the same FDA submission
2 devices cleared under K940905 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- BD Microtainer® Tubes with K2E (K2EDTA) 365974Becton, Dickinson And Company · Tubes, vials, systems, serum separators, blood collection1 recall250 reports
- Microtainer® K2E Blood Collection Tubes 365975Becton, Dickinson And Company · Tubes, vials, systems, serum separators, blood collection5 reports
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 18, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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