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Becton Dickinson & Co.: PhoenixSpec Calibrator & Kit is used to calibrate the PhoenixSpec & Phoenix AP Instruments. The instruments are then used to measure the turbidity of microbial suspensions equivalent to McFarland standards 0.10 to 4.50.
- Recall number
- Z-0311-2017
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Co.
- Product
- PhoenixSpec Calibrator & Kit is used to calibrate the PhoenixSpec & Phoenix AP Instruments. The instruments are then used to measure the turbidity of microbial suspensions equivalent to McFarland standards 0.10 to 4.50.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2016-06-01
- Posted
- not on file
- Terminated
- 2016-11-08
- Reason
- BD has determined that the BBL PhoenixSpec Calibrator kits referenced in this recall from the following lots (5364776, 5345796 ) are labeled with an incorrect expiration date (year). The expiration date printed on the individual calibration tubes within the kit are correct but difficult to read on a portion of the tubes.
- Root cause
- Process control
- Action
- All US customers were contacted via letters sent via UPS. Ex-US BD sites will contact customers in their local regions. The firm will use an acknowledgement form included with the follow up letter that is mailed or faxed back to BD will be reconciled with the customer list. BD will contact 100% of our customers that have not responded to the communication to verify acknowledgement
- Quantity
- 20
- Distribution
- BD has contacted all 31 US customers and 22 Ex-US sites which received product from the associated catalog numbers. US: AL, CA, CO, KY, MD, MI, MS, NE, NJ, OH, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, WA and WI. Ex-US: Argentina, Europe, Canada, China, Ecuador, India, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam 4 US government sites were contacted
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Part/Catalog Number.: 440911, 441951 Lot / Serial Number. :5364776, 5345796
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K023301"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LON
- Firm FEI
- 1119779
- Firm city
- Sparks
- Firm state
- MD
- Firm country
- not on file
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- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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