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Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc.: VACUETTE TUBE, 3.5mL CAL Serum Sep Clot Activator, REF 454067P - Product Usage: VACUETTE Tubes, Holders, and Needles are use together as a system for the collection of venous blood. VACUETTE tubes are used to collect, transport, and process blood for testing serum, plasma, or whole blood in the clinical laboratory.

Recall number
Z-0818-2020
Recalling firm
Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc.
Product
VACUETTE TUBE, 3.5mL CAL Serum Sep Clot Activator, REF 454067P - Product Usage: VACUETTE Tubes, Holders, and Needles are use together as a system for the collection of venous blood. VACUETTE tubes are used to collect, transport, and process blood for testing serum, plasma, or whole blood in the clinical laboratory.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2019-11-25
Posted
not on file
Terminated
2020-10-05
Reason
The Vacuette 3.5mL Serup Sep Clot Activator Tubes may have been damaged at the cap sealing area. This may lead to a vacuum loss and tubes not filling up to the proper volume.
Root cause
Process control
Action
The firm initiated the recall by email on 11/25/2019. The letter explained the problem and requested the consignees cease distribution and provide a list of their customers for Greiner to contact. The firm is seeking return or on site destruction of the affected product.
Quantity
1,002,000 tubes
Distribution
Nationwide distribution in the states of IL, MO, AZ, NC. PA, UT, NY, ME, PR, VA, PA
Lot, serial or model codes
DI: 29120049204476, Lot number B190338E
510(k) numbers
["K983952"]
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
JKA
Firm FEI
3001451379
Firm city
Monroe
Firm state
NC
Firm country
not on file

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device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
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Published
2026-09-28
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