United StatesThe BD Kiestra Isolate Suspension Cuvette Array (Catalog No. 246100, UDI-DI 30382902461006; lots LM245590, LM245592, LM245593, LM245594, LM245666), 29,760 units distributed worldwide including US states CO, CT, KY, NJ, TN, TX, UT and Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, is being recalled. The 2D barcodes on these cuvettes have formatting errors that prevent the analyzer from correctly reading the expiration date, causing the instrument to enter an error state and the cuvettes to be unusable.
What's being recalled
BD Kiestra" Isolate Suspension Cuvette Array; Catalog No.: 246100;
Recalling firm: Becton Dickinson & Co., Sparks, MD, United States.
How to identify it
Catalog No.: 246100; UDI-DI: 30382902461006; Lot Number: LM245590, LM245592, LM245593, LM245594, LM245666;
The hazard
The 2D barcodes on these cuvettes contain formatting errors that prevent the analyzing system from correctly reading the expiration date. As a result, the instrument enters an error state and the cuvettes cannot be used.
What to do
Don't stop taking a prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor or pharmacist first. For other products, stop using them and ask the pharmacist, seller or maker what to do.
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Where it was sold
Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the states of CO, CT, KY, NJ, TN, TX, UT and the countries of Belgium, Singapore, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland.
The official notice
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