Brand Name: B. Braun recallZ-1483-2026 · B Braun Medical Inc · initiated Feb 2, 2026
Open, Classified
Is my device affected?
- Compare the model, catalog and lot or serial numbers on your device or its packaging with the code information below. A recall usually covers only specific models or lots.
- If yours is listed, follow the instructions from B Braun Medical Inc or your healthcare provider. The company's action is summarized under what the company is doing.
- Do not stop using a prescribed or implanted device on your own — talk to your healthcare provider first.
Where to find your model and lot numbers · What recall classes and statuses mean
Why it was recalled
The potential for the needle tip to be dull/blunt, difficult to advance, and/or break.
FDA root cause category: Process control
What the company is doing
On February 2, 2026 URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL NOTIFICATION letters were sent to customers. Actions to be taken: 1. Review the notice in its entirety and ensure that all users in your organization are aware and informed about this voluntary recall. If you are a distributor and have further distributed the product, please forward this notice to your consignees. The recall is to be extended to the hospital/healthcare facility level. 2. Examine inventory for affected product, cease use and quarantine product subject to recall. Do not destroy any affected product. 5. Once we receive your Acknowledgement Form, a B. Braun Customer Support representative will contact you with instructions on how to return any impacted cases, including partial cases, in your possession and provide credit and/or replacement of the product based on your individual needs.
Recall details
- Recall number
- Z-1483-2026
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Initiated by the company
- Feb 2, 2026
- Posted by the FDA
- Mar 2, 2026
- Recalling firm
- B Braun Medical Inc
- Quantity
- 51300 units
- Product code
- LCJ
- Distribution
- Worldwide - US Nationwide distribution in the state of TX and the country of Costa Rica.
Product description
Brand Name: B. Braun Product Name: 21GA WINGED INF SET Model/Catalog Number: 7M2802 Software Version: N/A Product Description: A device designed for subcutaneous implantation and intended to be used temporarily to expand an implanted tissue expander by percutaneous injection of air or fluids. Component: N/A
Code information (models, lots, serial numbers)
Model/Catalog Number: 7M2802; Primary-DI 4046964787102, Unit of Use- DI 4046964349904; Lot 0062003864, Exp 30APR2032; Lot 0062004133, Exp 30JUN2032; Lot 0062006454, Exp 31JUL2032; Lot 0062028929, Exp 31AUG2032; Lot 0062037141, Exp 30SEP2032, Lot 0062037691, Exp 30SEP2032.
Devices named in this recall
1 device in the FDA device registry whose identifier appears in the recall's code information.
- B.BRAUN 7M2802B. Braun Medical Inc. · EXPANDER, SKIN, INFLATABLE1 recall2 reports
Other products in the same recall event
The FDA groups related products into one recall event (event 98380).
- Z-1481-2026 · Open, ClassifiedBrand Name: B. Braun Product Name: BBraun Medical 21G X4.4CM Winged INF Model/Catalog Number: 7B3050 Software Version: N/A Product Description: A device designed for subcutaneous i…
- Z-1482-2026 · Open, ClassifiedBrand Name: B. Braun Product Name: 21GA WINGED INFUSION, SINGLE PK Model/Catalog Number: 7A3842 Software Version: N/A Product Description: A device designed for subcutaneous implan…
Sources and updates
- Recall record: FDA Medical Device Recalls, file dated Oct 16, 2026 · View the FDA recall notice ↗
- Devices: FDA GUDID, file dated Oct 13, 2026. Devices are linked when their identifier (with a valid check digit) appears in the recall's code information.
- Page last rebuilt: Oct 16, 2026. Text above is shown as published by the FDA.
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