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Event 78909

1 recalled-product record grouped only because every row carries this exact official event ID.

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Event summary

Timeline bucket: September 18, 2017
Product types: Device
Classifications: Class II
Statuses: Terminated
Recalling firm wording: Becton Dickinson & Company

Dossier provenance

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openFDA Device Enforcement Report-date coverage June 20, 2012–July 08, 2026 Known gap: openFDA describes 2004-present coverage, but the current export has no report-date records in this interval.
openFDA Device Recall event_date_initiated coverage June 01, 1997–June 30, 2026

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BD Vacutainer¿ Barricor" Lithium Heparin Plasma Blood Collection Tubes for Invitro Diagnostic Use, Catalog Numbers: 365043, 365044, 365045 & 365047 Used to collect, separate, process, transport and store venous blood samples for use in chemistry determinations, therapeutic drug monitoring and zinc testing in plasma for in vitro diagnostic use.

Z-1180-2018

Recall number: Z-1180-2018
Initiated: September 18, 2017
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Recalling firm: Becton Dickinson & Company
Quantity: 1,976,000 tubes

App-derived interpretation

Unknown reason.no_named_rule · v1.0.0

Increased amount of residual blood present on the top of stopper well after venipuncture

These labels are deterministic app interpretations, not FDA categories.

Official device-enrichment evidence · Sourced

Nonconforming Material/Component

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Reason for recall

Increased amount of residual blood present on the top of stopper well after venipuncture

Code information

All Lot Numbers Expiration Dates: November 30, 2017 - July 31, 2018 UDI No.: 50382903650434 50382903650441 50382903650458 50382903650472

Distribution pattern

USA (nationwide)