BD Vacutainer Push Button Blood Collection Set Recall: Barrel Separation Hazard
Becton Dickinson recalls BD Vacutainer Push Button Blood Collection Sets with catalog number 368356 due to risk of front and rear barrel separation during use, potentially causing injury.
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Separation of front and rear barrels upon activation of the safety feature that retracts the needle
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What happened, in plain English
Becton Dickinson is recalling BD Vacutainer Push Button Blood Collection Sets with catalog number 368356 because they can separate into front and rear barrels when the safety feature retracts the needle. This separation could cause injury during blood collection. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/67269-bd-vacutainer-push-button-blood-collection-set-recall-barrel-separation.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/67269-bd-vacutainer-push-button-blood-collection-set-recall-barrel-separation · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-0193-2020
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“BD Vacutainer Push Button Blood Collection Set Recall: Barrel Separation Hazard.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/67269-bd-vacutainer-push-button-blood-collection-set-recall-barrel-separation. Based on FDA recall #Z-0193-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0193-2020%22&limit=1).
Why it’s dangerous
The product's safety feature that retracts the needle can cause the front and rear barrels to separate. This separation may lead to injury during blood collection procedures.
Who’s affected
Healthcare professionals and patients who use BD Vacutainer Push Button Blood Collection Sets with catalog number 368356 are affected. Those who use the product for blood collection are most at risk.
How to tell if you have this one
Check for catalog number 368356 on the product. The affected units were sold with specific lot/serial numbers: 9079767, 9079770, 9081829, 9086811, 9086812, 9091607, 9091626, 9094659, 9094661, 9098547, 9100711, 9100712, 9115965, 9115913.
- Brand
Becton Dickinson- Category
Medical device
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Look for catalog number 368356 and the listed lot/serial numbers on the product.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 13 states.
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution including the states of CT, FL, MO, TN, OH, TX, GA, NC, SC, IN, IL, PA, CO and countries of Trinidad and Tobago, Hong Kong.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 12 months after the firm started it.
- Firm started the recall
- FDA classified it Class II
- Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
- FDA terminated the recall
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: FDA Recall #Z-0193-2020 (July 31, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0193-2020 to see it in context.
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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