FDAMarch 22, 2018device
BD Vacutainer¿ EDTA Pink Top Tube; Catalog Numbers: 1. 367842 (UDI: 50382903678421); 2. 367899 (UDI: 50382903678995); 3. 368049 (UDI: 50382903680493); 4. 368589 (UDI: 50382903685894)
Official recall recorded by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
The hazard
BD Vacutainer EDTA Lavender, Tan, and Pink Top Tubes and BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin Green Top Tubes can cause an underestimation of lead in blood samples when used with Magellan Diagnostics LeadCare assays, employing the Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (ASV) methodology, or any other assay employing ASV methodology.
What to do
FDA enforcement status: Terminated
Brands named
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UPCs
50382903678421503829036789955038290368049350382903685894
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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