Class II — Potential Health Hazard

Potential health hazard — use of or exposure to this product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.

Vacutainer Tubes Vacutainer tubes are intended for clinical laboratory hematology Recalled by Avid Medical, Inc. Due to Avid Medical Inc has received a complaint was...

Date: March 15, 2017
Company: Avid Medical, Inc.
Status: Terminated
Source: FDA (Device)

What You Should Do

Stop using this product immediately. Do not consume, use, or distribute it.

Return the product to the place of purchase for a full refund. If you have questions, contact Avid Medical, Inc. directly.

Affected Products

Vacutainer Tubes Vacutainer tubes are intended for clinical laboratory hematology studies including but not limited to lead level testing, FEP level testing, and CBC testing.

Quantity: 25308

Why Was This Recalled?

Avid Medical Inc has received a complaint was received from an end-user indicating the vacutainer component 519700 (BD: 367863) expiring 12/16 was discovered inside of a kit labelled with an expiration date after 12/16. Upon receipt of complaint, AVID Medical promptly initiated an internal investigation and root cause analysis. Investigation found mixed component lots were contained in product 519700 component case. This occurrence resulted in the incorrect lot number and expiration being attributed to all work orders produced using the affected component. This issue was immediately contained and corrected. A full inventory analysis was conducted reviewing all vacutainer component inventories. The issue was found to affect a total of five vacutainer components.

Where Was This Sold?

All products are distributed through distribution centers confined to the US. All end-users for these products are also solely located in the US.

About Avid Medical, Inc.

Avid Medical, Inc. has 42 total recalls tracked by RecallDetector.

Related Recalls

Data sourced from the FDA (Device). Last updated March 26, 2026. View original report