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.
The agency’s classification
FDA (Devices): Class II
Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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
- 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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