The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1962-2025·Announced 2025-06-18

Baxter Healthcare 2.5V Rechargeable Batteries for PocketScope Handles

Baxter Healthcare is recalling 2.5V rechargeable batteries for Welch Allyn PocketScope handles due to potential short circuits that can cause excessive heat and user burns.

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: FDA Class II recall for a risk-of-harm product (heat/burn injury) where the source text describes potential for user burns as a result of the identified defect, meeting the High severity criterion for risk-of-harm products.

Plain-English summary

Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling 2.5V replacement rechargeable batteries designed for Hillrom Welch Allyn PocketScope handles (Product Code 72600). The recall affects approximately 277 units distributed nationwide in the United States.

The batteries have the potential to cause a short circuit within the handle, which can lead to exposure to excessive heat and result in burns to users.

Consumers who have received these batteries should stop using them immediately. Contact Baxter Healthcare Corporation or your healthcare provider for information on obtaining replacement batteries or further instructions.

The recalled product

Product
2.5 V replacement rechargeable batteries for Hillrom WELCH ALLYN PocketScope handles, Product Code 72600
Manufacturer
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Category
Medical Device — Battery / Power Supply
Hazard
Affected units
277

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 (3)

  • UDI/DI 00732094139488
  • Lot Number 25-043
  • Exp. August 2027

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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