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Becton Dickinson & Co.: BBL Port A Cul tubes with Swabs Sterile Pack, catalog number 221607. For patient sample collection.

Recall number
Z-1747-2015
Recalling firm
Becton Dickinson & Co.
Product
BBL Port A Cul tubes with Swabs Sterile Pack, catalog number 221607. For patient sample collection.
Status
Terminated
Initiated
2014-11-21
Posted
2015-06-10
Terminated
2016-01-07
Reason
The products may exhibit indications of excessive oxidation. Excessive oxidation may affect the viability of anaerobic microorganisms.
Root cause
Process control
Action
BD Diagnostic Systems sent an Urgent Product Recall letter dated December 2014 to all affected customers. Recall notification was initiated on November 21, 2014, the notification was sent by fax and letters by UPS. Customer notification for the expansion of the recall was initiated on December 18, 2014, the notification was sent by fax and letters by UPS. For questions regarding this recall call 800-638-8663.
Quantity
92,710 units
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution in AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, and WY.
Lot, serial or model codes
Part/Cat No. Lot / Serial No.Date of Mfr Exp. Date  221607 4067181 3/19/2014 3/5/2015 221607 4083274 4/3/2014 3/20/2015 221607 4124706 5/9/2014 4/24/2015 221607 4127564 5/22/2014 5/1/2015 221607 4170891 7/8/2014 6/19/2015 221607 4006235 2/18/2014 12/26/2014 221607 4028420 2/19/2014 1/21/2015
510(k) numbers
not on file
PMA numbers
not on file
Product code
N/A
Firm FEI
1119779
Firm city
Sparks
Firm state
MD
Firm country
not on file

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Published
2026-09-28
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