Plastic Cannula Holdex Tube Holder, Item number: 450216. It is intended for use in routine specimen withdrawal from specimen collection bags or bottles through needleless cannula ports.
- Recall Initiated
- August 5, 2008
- Posted
- September 30, 2008
- Terminated
- July 25, 2012
- Recall Number
- Z-2198-2008
- Quantity
- 150,000 pcs
- Firm Location
- Monroe, NC
Reason for Recall
At removal of the tube from the holder the needle may dislodge and become stuck in the tube stopper with the blunt end of the needle facing out.
Distribution
AL, FL, IN, KS, KY, MO, MN, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI and WV.
Lot / Code Info
Lot#: A030804
Root Cause
Process design
Action Taken
Consignees were notified by letter on 08/06/2008. Letters to Distributors instructed them to stop distribution of the affected product immediately and to hold any product of the lots they may have pending returned to Greiner bio-one. The were instructed to provide Greiner bio-one with a list of their customers who may have received the affected lot so that they can contact them. A Product Disposition form was included to be completed and returned to Greiner bio-one. Contact Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc. at 1-888-286-3883 for assistance.