FDA Recall Terminated

Shelf Pack: Bard-Parker Rib-Back Carbon Steel no.11, surgical blade. Unit Package: Contents of unopened or undamaged package guaranteed sterile; After use place product in a puncture resistant container and dispose properly. Becton Dickinson Becton Dickinson Acute Care Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417

Recall: Z-0012-2008 · Initiated August 10, 2007

Recall

Recall Number
Z-0012-2008
Event Number
39369
Firm
Becton Dickinson & Company
FEI Number
2243072
Product Code
GES
Status
Terminated
Root Cause
Packaging change control
Initiated
August 10, 2007
Posted
October 2, 2007
Terminated
March 7, 2008
Address
1 Becton Dr, Franklin Lakes, NJ, 07417-1815

Description

Shelf Pack: Bard-Parker Rib-Back Carbon Steel no.11, surgical blade. Unit Package: Contents of unopened or undamaged package guaranteed sterile; After use place product in a puncture resistant container and dispose properly. Becton Dickinson Becton Dickinson Acute Care Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417

Reason

Complaints received of rust on the blades of BD Bard-Parker Surgical blades.

Action

Urgent recall letters were sent out 8/10/2007 via UPS second day air.

Distribution

Nationwide.

Quantity

4026 units