B. Braun Recalls Y-Type Blood Sets Due to Leakage Risk
B. Braun Medical is recalling 1,050 Y-Type Blood Sets because they may leak at the joint between the blood filters and tubing.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a medical device with a risk of harm (leakage) where no specific injuries or illnesses have been reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
B. Braun Medical, Inc. is recalling 1,050 units of Y-Type Blood Sets, Catalog Number 490293. The recall is due to a potential for leakage at the joint between the blood filters and tubing.
The affected units have the GUIDID 04046964539657, Lot Number 61681734, and an expiration date of May 31, 2022. These products were distributed nationwide in the United States.
Healthcare facilities should stop using the affected blood sets and contact B. Braun Medical for instructions on how to return or dispose of the product.
The recalled product
- Product
- Y-Type Blood Set, Catalog Number 490293
- Manufacturer
- B. Braun Medical, Inc.
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 1,050
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Lot numbers (2)
- GUIDID: 04046964539657 Lot Number: 61681734 Expiration Date: May 31
- 2022
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
Part of a larger recall action
This product is one of 7 recalled by B. Braun Medical, Inc. under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.
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