FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Becton Dickinson & Co.: BD Probetec" ET CT/GC Endocervical Specimen Collection and Dry Transport System-Pink Cap, Catalog number 440476, packed in shelfpack unit of 100 swabs.
- Recall number
- Z-0969-2010
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson & Co.
- Product
- BD Probetec" ET CT/GC Endocervical Specimen Collection and Dry Transport System-Pink Cap, Catalog number 440476, packed in shelfpack unit of 100 swabs.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-09-18
- Posted
- 2010-03-03
- Terminated
- 2010-03-24
- Reason
- Product was shipped beyond its expiration date.
- Root cause
- Employee error
- Action
- The recalling firm notified end users by letter flagged as "Urgent Product Recall" on 09/18/09. The notification advised that the referenced lot number had been correctly labeled with expiration date but had been shipped after the labeled date. End users were instructed to discontinue use discard product for replacement and return enclosed response form. If further assistance is needed regarding replacements, please contact SD Customer Service Department at 1-800-675-0908. For all other inquiries, please contact SD Technical Services Department at 1-800-638-8663.
- Quantity
- 242 packs
- Distribution
- The product was sold for distribution to clinical laboratories nationwide and to the firm's international affiliate in Australia.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot 7016132, Exp date 01/17/09.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- MKZ
- Firm FEI
- 1119779
- Firm city
- Sparks
- Firm state
- MD
- 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
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28