Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc. recalls VACUETTE¿ TUBE 8 ml CAT Serum Separator Clot Activator 16x100 red cap-yellow ring, non-ridged
The firm received reports that some blood collection tubes have experienced issues with clotting and poor separation due to missing additive. The failure of the device would likely require sample recollection which…
Read the official notice →- Date
- 2024-07-24
- Country
- United States
- Brand
- Greiner Bio-One
- Product
- VACUETTE¿ TUBE 8 ml CAT Serum Separator Clot Activator 16x100 red cap-yellow ring, non-ridged
- Classification
- Class II
- Units
- Nationwide Distribution to states of: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA,…
- Category
- Drugs & medical
- Source
- FDA · Device
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