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Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences: CD79b PE (ASR) , Catalog number 335816 ; Hematology: The CD79b antibody recognizes an epitope on the extracellular domain of a 3640 kilodalton (kDa) type I membrane glycoprotein. Immunoglobulin (Ig) antigen receptors are composed of a non-covalently associated complex of Ig and two other proteins, Iga and Igb, which have been designated as CD79a and CD79b, respectively. antigen
- Recall number
- Z-0128-2017
- Recalling firm
- Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences
- Product
- CD79b PE (ASR) , Catalog number 335816 ; Hematology: The CD79b antibody recognizes an epitope on the extracellular domain of a 3640 kilodalton (kDa) type I membrane glycoprotein. Immunoglobulin (Ig) antigen receptors are composed of a non-covalently associated complex of Ig and two other proteins, Iga and Igb, which have been designated as CD79a and CD79b, respectively. antigen
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-09-21
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2016-12-27
- Reason
- CD79b (SN8) PE is contaminated with a FITC conjugate of unknown antigenic specificity
- Root cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Action
- BD Life Sciences sent an Urgent Product recall letter dated September 2016 on September 21, 2016 ,to all affected customers via UPS and/or e-mail. Customers were instructed to inspect their inventory to determine if they have any of the affected lots and to discard the affected lots, and BD will issue replacement product. Customers were also instructed to complete the attached Customer Response Form whether or not they have any affected product. Customers needing further assistance should contact BD Customer Support at 855-236-2772 (prompt 3). For customers outside the US, contact their local BD Biosciences representative or distributor. For questions regarding this recall call 408-954-6307.
- Quantity
- 14 units
- Distribution
- Nationwide Distribution to CA, MN, OH and TX.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot number: 5348570; Expiration Date: 31 July 2017
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MVU
- Firm FEI
- 2916837
- Firm city
- San Jose
- Firm state
- CA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
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