Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 25935 |
| Brand Name: | Blood Collection Tube, non evacuated, sterile |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | Lot - 191101 |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Thermo Fisher Scientific New Zealand Ltd 244 Bush Road Albany AUCKLAND |
| Contact Information: | 0800 636 327 |
| Manufacturer: | Greiner Bio-One GmbH (Austria) |
| Issue: | The manufacturer has become aware that MiniCollect blood collection tubes, partly show a wrong blood to additive ratio. According to ISO 6710 +/- 10% tolerance, the acceptable range is between 1:7,36 to 1:11. If an affected LOT is used for blood sample analysis, blood to additive ratio might be < 1:7 and the test results might show a prolonged aPTT. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Manufacturer to issue advice regarding use |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 20/4/2020 |
