CLASS II ONGOING Device recall · Reported 3 Dec 2025 · FDA Enforcement Report
Caresafe utilized in gravity IV administration sets recalled
B Braun Medical is recalling Caresafe utilized in gravity IV administration sets and pump administration sets utilized. The recall was initiated on 29 Oct 2025 and the FDA has classified it as Class II.
Check your package
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-0623-2026
- FDA event ID
- 97816
- Recalling firm
- B Braun Medical, Bethlehem, PA
- Classification
- Class II
- Status
- Ongoing
- Recall initiated
- 29 Oct 2025
- FDA classified
- 26 Nov 2025
- Reported
- 3 Dec 2025
- Type
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
- Customers notified by
- Letter
- Reason category
- Other Reasons
- Device type
- Infusion Pumps
Timeline
| 29 Oct 2025 | Recall initiated by company | |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Classified by FDA | +28 days |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Published in enforcement report | +7 days |
Companies usually start a recall weeks before the FDA classifies and publishes it; the gap above is that lag.
Reason for recall
Potential for backflow of medication from secondary (piggyback) IV containers into primary IV containers and the inability to prime (occlusion).
Product as listed by the FDA
CARESAFE utilized in gravity IV administration sets and pump administration sets utilized with BBMI's Infusomat Space Large Volume Pump, Outlook Pump, and Vista Basic Pump. Labeled as the following with corresponding catalog numbers: 1. CARESAFE IV ADMIN SET w/AIRSTOP, 104 IN.; Catalog Number: 354302. 2. CARESAFE ADMIN SET w/15um FILTER, 104 IN; Catalog Number: 354303. 3. CARESAFE IV ADMIN SET w/AIRSTOP, 114 IN.; Catalog Number: 354304. 4. CARESAFE ADMIN SET w/15um FILTER, 114 IN; Catalog Number: 354305. 5. CARESAFE IV ADMIN SET w/AIRSTOP, 110 IN.; Catalog Number: 354306. 6. CARESAFE ADMIN SET w/15um FILTER, 110 IN; Catalog Number: 354307. 7. CARESAFE" IV Administration Set with AirStop Filter, Not made with PVC or DEHP, 2 CARESITE¿ Injection Sites, 2 ULTRAPORT¿ High-FlowFour-Way Stopcocks; CARESAFE ANESTH SET W/AIRSTOP, 134 IN.; Catalog Number: 354308. 8. CARESAFE ANESTH SET w/15um FILTER,134IN.; Catalog Number: 354310.
Where it was distributed
Worldwide distribution - US distribution and international distribution to Canada, Germany, Guatemala, and Singapore.
Questions about this recall
Why was it recalled?
Potential for backflow of medication from secondary (piggyback) IV containers into primary IV containers and the inability to prime (occlusion).
Which lots are affected?
1. Catalog Number: 354302; Primary UDI-DI: 04046955259946; Unit of Dose UDI-DI: 04046955259939. 2. Catalog Number: 354303; Primary UDI-DI: 04046955052424; Unit of Dose UDI-DI: 04046955052417. 3. Catalog Number: 354304; Primary UDI-DI: 04046955259960; Unit of Dose UDI-DI: 04046955259953. 4. Catalog Number: 354305; Primary UDI-DI: 04046955052448; Unit of Dose UDI-DI: 04046955052431. 5. Catalog Number: 354306; Primary UDI-DI: 04046955259984; Unit of Dose UDI-DI: 04046955259977. 6. Catalog Number: 354307; Primary UDI-DI: 04046955052462; Unit of Dose UDI-DI: 04046955052455. 7. Catalog Number: 354308; Primary UDI-DI: 04046955260003; Unit of Dose UDI-DI: 04046955259991. 8. Catalog Number: 354310; Primary UDI-DI: 04046955052929; Unit of Dose UDI-DI: 04046955052905.
Where was it sold?
Worldwide distribution - US distribution and international distribution to Canada, Germany, Guatemala, and Singapore.
What should I do if I have it?
Stop using the device if the notice says to, and contact the manufacturer or your healthcare provider for the correction or replacement.
What does Class II mean?
Class II means the product may cause temporary or medically reversible health problems, or the probability of serious harm is remote.
Read the official FDA notice · Source record retrieved 26 Sep 2026. The FDA describes openFDA data as unvalidated; the official notice takes precedence. This page reports the record and gives no medical advice.
Other products in this recall event
100 other products · FDA event 97816This product is part of a recall event; the main page for the event is Blood Administration Set utilized recalled by B Braun Medical.
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