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Becton Dickinson and Company: BD Beaver Arthro-Lok Pointed Tip 4mm Blade, REF 376780. Becton Dickinson and Company, Waltham, MA 02454. Intended for use in arthroscopic procedures.
- Recall number
- Z-1638-2010
- Recalling firm
- Becton Dickinson and Company
- Product
- BD Beaver Arthro-Lok Pointed Tip 4mm Blade, REF 376780. Becton Dickinson and Company, Waltham, MA 02454. Intended for use in arthroscopic procedures.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2009-06-12
- Posted
- 2010-05-21
- Terminated
- 2012-01-26
- Reason
- Mislabeled: Arthro-Lok Pointed Tip 4mm Blade curving right instead of left.
- Root cause
- Packaging process control
- Action
- Becton Dickinson issued an "Urgent: Field Safety Notice" beginning June 25, 2009 by telephone and letter fax to remove and discard affected product from their possession. Customer verification responses were requested. For further information, contact Becton Dickinson and Company at 1-781-906-7900.
- Quantity
- 354 units
- Distribution
- Worldwide Distribution -- United States, Japan and Belgium.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Lot Number: 7291713, Expiration Date: 2012-10.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- HTS
- Firm FEI
- 1211998
- Firm city
- Waltham
- Firm state
- MA
- 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
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- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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