Serum Blood Collection Tubes recallZ-0086-06 · Greiner VACUETTE North America · initiated Jul 28, 2005
Terminated All recalls posted in October 2005
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 Greiner VACUETTE North America 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
Serum Blood Collection tubes found with excess of Blood Clot Accelerator (BCA) solution.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
Consignees were notified by letter on 07/28/2005.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0086-06
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Jul 28, 2005
- Posted by the FDA
- Oct 22, 2005
- Recalling firm
- Greiner VACUETTE North America
- Quantity
- 1623 cases (1,947,600 pieces)
- Product code
- JKA
- FDA submissions
- K960858
- Distribution
- Nationwide, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Uruguay.
Product description
Serum Blood Collection Tubes
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Item #455071, Lot #B040513 and Item #455092, Lot #B040503
Other devices under the same FDA submission
4 devices cleared under K960858 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Vacuette 455071PGreiner Bio-One GmbH · Tubes, vials, systems, serum separators, blood collection2 recalls0 reports
- Medline Industries, Inc. DYNDA1545Medline Industries, Inc. · Tubes, vials, systems, serum separators, blood collection1 recall0 reports
- Vacuette 454067PGreiner Bio-One GmbH · Tubes, vials, systems, serum separators, blood collection1 recall0 reports
- Vacuette 456073PGreiner Bio-One GmbH · Tubes, vials, systems, serum separators, blood collection1 report
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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