Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc. — Medical Devices Recall

Product Description: Brand Name: VACUETTE Product Name: LH Lithium Heparin Separator Model/Catalog Number: 454008P Product Description: Greiner VACUETTE Blood Collection Tube with Lithium Heparin and Gel Separator (13 x 75 mm, 3.5ml)

Reason for Recall: Lot B26043FM may include EDTA contamination which introduces potassium while chelating calcium in patient samples, leading to falsely elevated potassium (K+) and falsely decreased calcium (Ca++) results which have the potential to cause hyperkalemia.

Distribution Pattern: U.S. Nationwide distribution in the states of CO, FL, IL, MO, NE, NY, OH, PA, and VA.