BEUDAMED
    FDA Recall Terminated

    BD 1 mL BD Safety Glide Tuberculin syringe with 26 G x 3/8 in. BD needle.

    Recall: Z-0403-06 · Initiated October 25, 2005

    Recall

    Recall Number
    Z-0403-06
    Event Number
    33966
    Firm
    Becton Dickinson & Company
    FEI Number
    2243072
    Product Code
    MEG
    Status
    Terminated
    Root Cause
    Other
    Initiated
    October 25, 2005
    Posted
    January 18, 2006
    Terminated
    June 21, 2006
    Address
    1 Becton Dr, Franklin Lakes, NJ, 07417-1815

    Description

    BD 1 mL BD Safety Glide Tuberculin syringe with 26 G x 3/8 in. BD needle.

    Reason

    Safety mechanisms on the syringes are rotating too freely. This can result in the safety mechanism not holding its rotational position and increasing risk of an accidental needle-stick.

    Action

    Recall notifications were sent to all direct consignees and potential end users on 10/25/2005 via UPS second day air.

    Distribution

    Product was distributed nationwide to 450 consignees composed of wholesalers, hospitals, and medical supply distributors. There is a Canadian customer, Dufort & Lavigne, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Government customers include VAMC New Orleans, New Orleans, LA; Fox Army Health Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL; Moncrief Army Community Hospital, Columbia, SC; US Naval Med. Ctr., Portsmouth, VA; USAF Hill AFB 649 Medical Group, Hill Air Force Base, UT; VAMC Ann Arbor, MI; VAMC East Orange, NJ; VAMC Tuskegee, AL; McDonald Army Community Hospital, Newport News, VA.

    Quantity

    2697 cases -- 1078800 syringes