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VWR Pre-Calibrated Microhematocrit Tubes With Heparin (2014-08-11)
- Starting date:
- August 11, 2014
- Posting date:
- January 23, 2015
- Type of communication:
- Medical Device Recall
- Subcategory:
- Medical Device
- Hazard classification:
- Type III
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Medical Devices
- Audience:
- General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
- Identification number:
- RA-43411
Recalled Products
VWR Pre-Calibrated Microhematocrit Tubes With Heparin
Reason
Drummond manufactures two products under the name of pre-cal. They are similar in appearance but have different OD's and ID's. In this instance the machine operator misread the specification and used the larger ID glass. Both of these tubes will deliver the same results when performing a hematocrit test. The pre-calibrated tube is used to determine a more consistent column height of blood at 60mm.
Affected products
VWR Pre-Calibrated Microhematocrit Tubes With Heparin
Lot or serial number
1394
Model or catalog number
15401-560
Companies
- Manufacturer
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Drummond Scientific Company,
500 Parkway,
Broomall
19008
Pennsylvania
UNITED STATES