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Health Canada Medical devices

VACUTAINER BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE

Issued December 2, 2021
Issue
BD has received 13 complaints that the product referenced above has the potential to underfill or exhibit draw volumes below labeled product claims. Underfilling of tubes could result an incorrect additive-to-blood ratio, which could cause erroneous test results that potentially could lead to improper diagnosis or treatment. Also, the investigation indicated the defects occurred during a specific timeframe that this batch was manufactured and there is no indication that other batches were affected. Recall start date: 2021-11-18
Hazard description
Inaccurate test or measurement results
Product
Product name
VACUTAINER BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE
Reference
ID
RA-63677