BD Insyte Autoguard BC Shielded IV Catheter with Blood Control Technology 20GA X 1.00in, REF: 382533

Over-the-needle, intravascular catheters may have needles that do not retract properly into the barrel, which could result in contaminated needlestick injury, blood leaking from the insertion site or catheter, and repeat catheter insertion attempts, due to catheter being inadvertently removed from the insertion site.

On 10/4/23, recall notices were emailed to customers and distributors who were asked to do the following: 1) Destroy all unused product subject to the recall following your institution's process for destruction. 2) For indwelling catheters, no further action is needed. 3) Share this recall notification with all users within your facility network of the product to ensure they are also aware of this recall. 4) Complete and return the customer response form via email to [email protected] Customers with recall questions, product complaints, or technical questions can call 1-844-823-5433, say recall when prompted, Mon-Fri 8:00am to 5:00PM CT, or email [email protected] In addition, distributors are asked to identify all customers within their distribution network that purchased affected product. Then distributors should provide a copy of the customer letter to these customers and advise them of the recall.