Becton, Dickinson AND Company, BD Biosciences

Reports per year

Source: FDA adverse event reports by year received, 2019–2026. Reporting paused during the 2026 MAUDE-to-AEMS transition and has since resumed.

Top device categories

• Flow Cytometric Reagents And Accessories.OYE755
• Counter, Differential CellGKZ391
• Automated Pipetting, Diluting And Specimen Processing Workstations For Flow Cytometric AnalysisPER166
• Station, Pipetting And Diluting, For Clinical UseJQW137
• Counter, Cell, Automated (Particle Counter)GKL27
• Reagents, Specific, AnalyteMVU17
• General Purpose ReagentPPM7
• Products, Red-Cell Lysing ProductsGGK3
• System, Blood CulturingMDB3
• Flow Cytometric Test System For Hematopoietic NeoplasmsPWD3

Recent recalls

• 2024-07-12Open, ClassifiedMaterial/Component Contamination

  BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK CE-IVD, REF: 644611; BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK Kit with BD Trucount Tubes CE-IVD, REF: 337166; BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK, IVD, REF: 662967; BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK Kit with BD Trucount Tubes IVD, REF: 662995. BD Multitest" 6-Color TBNK reagent with optional BD Trucount" Tubes is a six-color direct immunofluorescence reagent.

  Multitest with compromised raw material used to assess immune system status may result in flow cytometry plot with unusual staining pattern, nonspecific aggregates, high background, double positive event increase on CD3+CD4+vsCD3+CD8+ and/or CD3-CD16+CD56+vsCD3-CD19+, contaminated antibodies, may lead to erroneous or delayed results, additional patient sample, might impact healthcare decisions

• 2024-01-05Open, ClassifiedNonconforming Material/Component

  CD11b APC: ASR, REF: 340936, and CE, REF: 333143

  In vitro diagnostics product that impacts the quality of cell staining can cause low or dim fluorescence signal, which can lead to potential false negative results and misdiagnosis of hematological malignancy, delayed treatment, and the need for additional patient samples.

• 2022-11-03Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  BD Trucount Tubes (Cat. No. 340334), used for determining absolute counts of leucocytes in blood. BD Trucount tubes are designed for use with in vitro diagnostic products such as BD Tritest reagents, and a suitably equipped flow cytometer. BD Trucount tubes can be used with the BD FACS Loader.

  Due to partial label detachment on tubes. This can cause tubes to become stuck together in the pouch or cause automation errors when used with the automated loader for the wash assistant. Firm root cause investigation confirmed that label detachment is due to an adhesive change by a tier 2 supplier.

• 2022-11-03Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  BD Trucount Tubes (Cat. No. 663028), used for determining absolute counts of leukocytes in blood. BD Trucount Tubes are designed for use with in vitro diagnostic products such as BD Tritest reagents, and a suitably equipped flow cytometer. BD Trucount Tubes can be used with the BD FACS Loader.

  Due to partial label detachment on tubes. This can cause tubes to become stuck together in the pouch or cause automation errors when used with the automated loader for the wash assistant. Firm root cause investigation confirmed that label detachment is due to an adhesive change by a tier 2 supplier.

• 2022-11-03Open, ClassifiedUnder Investigation by firm

  BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK with optional BD Trucount Tubes (Cat. No. 662995), for use with BD FACSLyric, BD FACSCanto II, and BD FACSCanto flow cytometers to determine the percentages and absolute counts of human lymphocyte subsets in peripheral whole blood for immunophenotyping.

  Due to partial label detachment on tubes. This can cause tubes to become stuck together in the pouch or cause automation errors when used with the automated loader for the wash assistant.

• 2020-05-13TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  Analyte specific reagent. REF/UDI: 641408/641408-4012-1-1 (US); 641417/641417-1157-1-01 (OUS); 641399/641399-4012-1-01 (US Research Use Only) - Product Usage: CD45 is intended for in vitro diagnostic use in the identification of cells expressing the CD45 antigen, using a BD FAC brand flow cytometer. The flow cytometer must be equipped to detect light scatter and the appropriate fluorescence, and be equipped with appropriate software (such as BD CellQuest, BD CellQuest Pro, BD FACSDiva, or BD FACSCanto clinical software) for data acquisition and analysis.

  False positive reaction on the reagent.

• 2019-02-01TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm

  BD FACSLyric 3L 10C with FACSuite Clinical Software v1.1.1, catalog number 662878 BD FACSLyric is a high-performance flow cytometer designed to support both routine clinical analysis and research for the identification, quantification, and characterization of cells in support of cell analysis. BD FACSuite software is loaded onto an adjacent PC workstation and is used to operate the instrument, acquire samples, and analyze data. Quality control performance, tracking, and reporting are streamlined and automated. Routine tasks such as daily cleaning and shutdown can be programmed to occur automatically. The BD FACSuite clinical software allows users to run BD IVD assays.

  A customer site was identified to have three FACSLyric IVD systems with FACSuite clinical v1.1.1 installed on a computer workstation with windows 10 operating system (OS). Windows 10 OS is not a released configuration for clinical use. It is released for research use only.

• 2018-07-13TerminatedNonconforming Material/Component

  BD FACS Universal Loader (Optional) to the BD FACSLyric Clinical System, Model 662879 (Universal Loader), Rx Only. The firm name on the label is Becton, Dickinson and Company, BD Biosciences, San Jose, CA. The Loader offers various settings to resuspend and mix samples. It can draw from 12 x 75-mm tubes in 30- and 40-tube racks. A barcode reader verifies the ID on tube racks and individual tubes in 30- tube racks. A built-in imaging system provides safety checks, such as verifying the correct rack type and tube layout, and ensures the tubes were loaded correctly.

  The solenoid plunger tip length is too short resulting in insufficient engagement to the Universal Loader enclosure to lock during use.

• 2016-08-09TerminatedLabeling Change Control

  BD Tritest CD3 FITC/CD4 PE/CD45 PerCP (IVD); Catalog number 340383. Label states: Contains CD3 FITC/CD4 PE/CD45 per CP with Gelatin and 0.1% sodium azide. Hematology: BD Tritest CD3 fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)/CD4 phycoerythrin (PE)/CD45 peridinin chlorophyll protein (PerCP) is a three-color direct immunofluorescence reagent for use with a suitably equipped flow cytometer to identify and determine the percentages and absolute counts of mature human T lymphocytes (CD3+) and helper/inducer (CD3+CD4+) Tlymphocyte subsets in erythrocyte-lysed whole blood.

  Internal review found that some vials of CD3/CD4/CD45 state that the product contains gelatin. The product does not contain gelatin and should state in buffer.

• 2016-01-11TerminatedUnder Investigation by firm

  FMC7 FITC, Catalog No. 340918 Analyte Specific Reagent.

  Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) has determined that the FMC7 FITC (ASR) is exhibiting functional degradation. The functional degradation has the effect of reducing the percent positive from 100% down to approximately 87%.