BD Vacutainer Blood Collection Assembly with BD Blunt… recallZ-1461-06 · Becton Dickinson & Company · initiated Jun 21, 2006
Terminated All recalls posted in September 2006
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.
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Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
Firm received complaints indicating failure of the Non-Patient (NP) sleeve to function properly. This sleeve covers the cannula and prevents leakage during blood collection.
FDA root cause category: Other
What the company is doing
BD sent out recall notifications on 6/21/2006 to distributors and their direct account customers.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1461-06
- Recall class
- Not yet classified by the FDA
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated by the company
- Jun 21, 2006
- Posted by the FDA
- Sep 9, 2006
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Company
- Quantity
- 122,7900 units
- Product code
- FMI
- FDA submissions
- K974363
- Distribution
- World wide-Products are distributed nationwide to distributors and direct accounts. The products are also distributed internationally to the following locations: Japan, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand. For European distribution, the products are shipped to Temse located in Belgium who handles the recall. Temse has been identified as recalling only the following products and lots: Catalog Number 364896 (Direct Draw Adapter), lots 5311376, 5312193, 5312201. Catalog Number 367300 (Luer Adapter), lots 5307894, 5307896, 5307900. Government accounts include the VAMC in Erie, PA;
Product description
BD Vacutainer Blood Collection Assembly with BD Blunt Plastic Cannula; Catalog #303380.
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Lot numbers: 5326641; 5336280; 5340618; 5341943; 5342548; 5342549; 5348212; 5348215; 5355629; 5357860; 5357891; 6009122; 6020878; 6024334; 6031704; 6040224. For European distribution, the products are shipped to Temse located in Belgium who handles the recall. Temse has been identified as recalling only the following products and lots: Catalog Number 364896 (Direct Draw Adapter), lots 5311376, 5312193, 5312201. Catalog Number 367300 (Luer Adapter), lots 5307894, 5307896, 5307900.
Other devices under the same FDA submission
5 devices cleared under K974363 — the recall does not name any of them by identifier. One submission often covers many models, so they may or may not be affected.
- Interlink 303345Becton, Dickinson And Company · Needle, hypodermic, single lumen83 reports
- Interlink 303346Becton, Dickinson And Company · Needle, hypodermic, single lumen27 reports
- Interlink 303348Becton, Dickinson And Company · Needle, hypodermic, single lumen5 reports
- BD Vacutainer® Specimen Collection with BD™ Blunt Plastic Cannula 303380Becton, Dickinson And Company · Needle, hypodermic, single lumen5 reports
- Interlink 303347Becton, Dickinson And Company · Needle, hypodermic, single lumen4 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 35831).
- Z-1462-06 · TerminatedBD Vacutainer Luer Adapter; Catalog #367290 and #367300.
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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