Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Plus Plastic Plasma Separator Tube (PST)

Starting date:

April 2, 2013

Posting date:

June 17, 2013

Type of communication:

Medical Device Recall

Subcategory:

Medical Device

Hazard classification:

Type II

Source of recall:

Health Canada

Issue:

Medical Devices

Audience:

General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals

Identification number:

RA-34175

• Reason
• Affected products

Recalled products

1. Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Plus Plastic Plasma Separator Tube (PST)

Reason

A product defect named "lip-out" was detected for BD Vacutainer PST tubes. It consists of gaps of various sizes in the structure of the tube wall that is present at the lip of the tube. These gaps are covered by the stopper and hemogard closure, so the tube can be evacuated and used for blood collection. Customer complaints cite jamming of preanalytical automation (tube decappers) and leakage of blood in the specimen transport bag.

Affected products