FDADecember 3, 2015device
BD Vacutainer PLUS K2EDTA Tubes (Plastic). 13 x 75 mm x 3.0 mL (Lavender) BD Hemogard Additive: K2EDTA (spray dried), 5.4mg Sterile IVD BD, Made in USA BD Vacutainer¿ tubes are used to collect, transport and process blood in a closed system. These tubes are used for testing serum, plasma or whole...
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
Some of the Blood Collection Tubes in these lots were manufactured with insufficient EDTA additive. An insufficient EDTA additive may lead to erroneous platelet results, specimen recollection, or a delay of treatment.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
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Recall history
Other federal recalls tied to the same brand — a factual pattern, straight from the source data.
- FDABD¿Spinal Tray with BD¿Quincke Needle 26 G x 3.5 in.; lidocaine HCL (1%), 5 mL, bupivacaine HCL (0.75%) with dextrose (8.25%), 2 mL (marcaine). Catalog Number: 405632.2026-04-27
- FDABD¿Spinal Tray with BD¿Whitacre Needle 25 G x 3.5 in.; lidocaine HCL (1%), 5 mL, bupivacaine HCL (0.75%) with dextrose (8.25%), 2 mL (marcaine). Catalog Numbers: 405637, 405707.2026-04-27
- FDABD¿Spinal Tray with BD¿Whitacre Needle 25 G x 3.5 in.; lidocaine HCL (1%), 5 mL, bupivacaine HCL (0.75%) with dextrose (8.25%), 2 mL (marcaine). Catalog Number: 405671.2026-04-27
- FDABD¿Spinal Tray with BD¿Quincke Needle 22 G x 3.5 in.; lidocaine HCL (1%), 5 mL, bupivacaine HCL (0.75%) with dextrose (8.25%), 2 mL (marcaine). Catalog Number: 405609.2026-04-27
- FDABD¿Spinal Tray with BD¿Whitacre Needle 25 G x 3.5 in.; lidocaine HCL (1%), 2 mL, bupivacaine HCL (0.75%) with dextrose (8.25%), 2 mL (marcaine). Catalog Number: 405658.2026-04-27
- FDABD¿Spinal Tray with BD¿Quincke Needle 25 G x 3.5 in.; lidocaine HCL (1%), 5 mL, bupivacaine HCL (0.75%) with dextrose (8.25%), 2 mL (marcaine). Catalog Numbers: 405621, 405735.2026-04-27
- FDABD¿Spinal Tray with BD¿Whitacre Needle 25 G x 3.5 in.; lidocaine HCL (1%), 5 mL, bupivacaine HCL (0.75%) with dextrose (8.25%), 2 mL (marcaine). Catalog Numbers: 400866, 405672, 405673, 405674, 405675, 405709, 405721, 405723, 406704.2026-04-27
- FDABD¿Spinal Tray with BD¿Whitacre Needle 22 G x 3.5 in.; lidocaine HCL (1%), 5 mL, bupivacaine HCL (0.75%) with dextrose (8.25%), 2 mL (marcaine). Catalog Number: 405645.2026-04-27
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