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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published June 12, 2019

BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin Blood Tubes: False COHb Results with IL GEM : Recall

Becton Dickinson recalls BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin blood collection tubes due to false carboxyhemoglobin results when used with IL GEM 4000 blood gas analyzers. Affected tubes have catalog number 367886.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2300-2019Medical deviceBecton Dickinson ›
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Recalling firmBecton Dickinson & Company1 Becton Dr · Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417-1815
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Becton Dickinson is recalling lithium heparin blood collection tubes that can cause false high readings of carboxyhemoglobin when tested with certain blood gas analyzers. This could lead to incorrect medical diagnoses if the tubes are used without proper testing procedures. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/67677-bd-vacutainer-lithium-heparin-blood-tubes-false-cohb-results-with.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/67677-bd-vacutainer-lithium-heparin-blood-tubes-false-cohb-results-with · Updated August 20, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2300-2019

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“BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin Blood Tubes: False COHb Results with IL GEM : Recall.” GovInfoNow, updated August 20, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/67677-bd-vacutainer-lithium-heparin-blood-tubes-false-cohb-results-with. Based on FDA recall #Z-2300-2019 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2300-2019%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 12, 2019, that Becton Dickinson & Company voluntarily recalled BD Vacutainer Lithium HeparinN (LH) 95 USP Units Blood Collection Tubes due to false carboxyhemoglobin results. The agency classified the recall as Class II.

How to tell if you have it

  • BD Vacutainer Lithium HeparinN (LH) 95 USP Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367886
  • UPC 30382903678861

The hazard

False elevation of carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) results have been reported when using venous blood gas samples collected with the recalled tubes and analyzed with the IL GEM 4000 instrument.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Becton Dickinson & Company has 52 other recalls on record since May 31, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Abbott i-STAT G3+ Cartridges May Show Wrong Blood Gas Results (April 1, 2026), Abbott i-STAT Cartridges May Show Wrong Blood Gas Results (April 1, 2026), and Abbott i-STAT EG6+ Cartridges May Show Wrong Blood Gas Results (April 1, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin blood collection tubes with catalog number 367886. The unique device identifier (UDI) is (01)30382903678861.

  • Brand
    Becton Dickinson
  • Product
    BD Vacutainer Lithium HeparinN (LH) 95 USP Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367886
  • Category
    Medical device
FDA recall event · 15 products

All 15 products in this recall

FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.

  • Classification
    Class II
  • Status
    Terminated
  • Distribution
    Worldwide Distribution, including US Nationwide
Recall numberProduct, codes & lots
Z-2296-2019BD Vacutainer Lithium HeparinN (LH) 37 USP Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 366664; UDI: (01)30382903666646
Z-2297-2019BD Vacutainer Lithium HeparinN (LH) 56 USP Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 366667; UDI: (01)30382903666677
Z-2298-2019BD Vacutainer Lithium HeparinN (LH) 158 USP Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367880; UDI: (01)30382903678809
Z-2299-2019BD Vacutainer Lithium HeparinN 75 USP Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367884; UDI: (01)30382903678847
Z-2300-2019BD Vacutainer Lithium HeparinN (LH) 95 USP Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367886; UDI: (01)30382903678861
Z-2301-2019BD Vacutainer PST Gel and Lithium HeparinN (LH) 56 Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367960; UDI: (01)30382903679608
Z-2302-2019BD Vacutainer PST Gel and Lithium HeparinN (LH) 65 Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367961; UDI: (01)30382903679615
Z-2303-2019BD Vacutainer PST Gel and Lithium HeparinN (LH) 83 Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367962; UDI: (01)30382903679622
Z-2304-2019BD Vacutainer PST Gel and Lithium HeparinN (LH) Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367963; UDI: (01)30382903679639
Z-2305-2019BD Vacutainer PST Gel and Lithium HeparinN (LH) 126 Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 367964; UDI: (01)30382903679646
Z-2306-2019BD Vacutainer PST Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 368035, 368036; UDI: (01)30382903680352, (01)30382903680369
Z-2307-2019BD Vacutainer PST Gel and Lithium HeparinN (LH) 56 Units Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 368056; UDI: (01)30382903680567
Z-2308-2019BD Vacutainer LH (Lithium Heparin) 34 I.U. Plus Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 368494; UDI: (01)30382903680352
Z-2309-2019BD Vacutainer LH (Lithium Heparin) 68 I.U. Plus Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 368884; UDI: (01)30382903659037
Z-2310-2019BD Vacutainer LH (Lithium Heparin) 102 I.U. Plus Blood Collection Tubes, Catalog Number 368886; UDI: (01)30382903666646
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Tube Catalog Number

    Look for the catalog number 367886 on the tube packaging or label.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Alaska: yesAKMaine: yesMEVermont: yesVTNew Hampshire: yesNHWashington: yesWAIdaho: yesIDMontana: yesMTNorth Dakota: yesNDMinnesota: yesMNIllinois: yesILWisconsin: yesWIMichigan: yesMINew York: yesNYRhode Island: yesRIMassachusetts: yesMAOregon: yesORNevada: yesNVWyoming: yesWYSouth Dakota: yesSDIowa: yesIAIndiana: yesINOhio: yesOHPennsylvania: yesPANew Jersey: yesNJConnecticut: yesCTCalifornia: yesCAUtah: yesUTColorado: yesCONebraska: yesNEMissouri: yesMOKentucky: yesKYWest Virginia: yesWVVirginia: yesVAMaryland: yesMDDelaware: yesDEArizona: yesAZNew Mexico: yesNMKansas: yesKSArkansas: yesARTennessee: yesTNNorth Carolina: yesNCSouth Carolina: yesSCDistrict of Columbia: yesDCOklahoma: yesOKLouisiana: yesLAMississippi: yesMSAlabama: yesALGeorgia: yesGAHawaii: yesHITexas: yesTXFlorida: yesFL

FDA distribution: “Worldwide Distribution, including US Nationwide” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.

Recall timeline

FDA terminated this recall 13 months after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 12, 201912. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 21, 201923. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 28, 201934. FDA terminated the recall: Jun 29, 2020420192020
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
  4. 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-2300-2019 (June 12, 2019) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2300-2019 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 20, 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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