Recall Z-1684-2017 ยท GIM Tubes, Vacuum Sample, With Anticoagulant
Streck
Cyto-Chex BCT - blood specimen collection device - Immunophenotyping Preservative. IVD. Sterile. 2.0ml only. Packaged 6-tube pack REF 213559 and 100-tube box REF 218980. Streck.
| Date | Mar 8, 2017 (initiated Feb 23, 2017) |
| Status | Open, Classified |
| Reason | Complaints of the 2.0ml tube stopper coming loose during phlebotomy when small diameter tube adapters were not utilized. Such adapters aid with centering small diameter tubes to properly pierce the middle of the stoppers. |
| Root cause | Error in labeling |
| Action | On February 23, 2017, Streck electronically notified customers of the updated device correction. The recalling firm used an electronic mail alert to notify all of their customers the IFU for the recalled product had been revised. The specified the revision included phlebotomy guidelines specific to the 2.0 ml blood collections tubes. The revised IFU was provided as a link in the email. The recalling firm is reportedly able to monitor the access of the revised IFU to ensure each customer has received the information. For further questions, please call (402) 333-1982. |
| Quantity | 128,692 tubes |
| Distribution | Worldwide Distribution - USA (nationwide) and to the countries of : Belgium, Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. There was no military or government distribution. |
| FDA record | Open on fda.gov |
510(k) clearances named in this recall
| K080552 | CYTO-CHEX BCT Streck, Jul 31, 2008 |