Baxter Healthcare Corporation recalls Welch Allyn INF BAG
Reason for recall
Replacement bladder kit for the Welch Allyn two-piece reusable blood pressure cuff may contain a Large Adult size bladder rather than a Thigh size bladder in the replacement kits.
Affected product
Check your device
Enter a lot, serial, REF, or UDI number from your device's label to check it against this recall's listed codes.
Welch Allyn INF BAG, Thigh 1-Tube, Model/Catalog Number: REF 5089-18; Product replacement bladder for the Welch Allyn Two-Piece Blood Pressure Cuff.
Lot / code information
- Lot #
- 23-296, 23-318, 23-325, 23-353, 24-008, 24-036, 24-037, 24-138, 24-183, 25-037, 25-112, 25-119, 25-180
What the firm is doing
Baxter issued an URGENT MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL notice to its consignees on 11/7/2025 via USPS first class mail. The notice explained the issue, hazard involved and requested the following: For unopened kits: Please inspect any unopened replacement bladder kits you may have. If the product code and lot number (please refer to Figure 1 on page 2 of this letter) on the replacement bladder kit label match those listed in the table above, contact Baxter Technical Support to arrange for return and replacement. For any Thigh size two-piece reusable blood pressure cuffs: Visually confirm the correct dimensions of the bladder; please disregard the lot number printed directly on the bladder. If an incorrect bladder is identified, please contact Baxter Technical Support to arrange for a return and replacement. Contact Baxter Technical Support to arrange for return and replacement product at 800-535-6663 between the hours of 8:00 am and 8:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Press option 2, then select option 1 or 2 for language preference, then press option 2. - If you purchased this product from a distributor or wholesaler, please contact your supplier to arrange for the return and exchange of the affected product. Please note that responding on the Baxter customer portal is not applicable. If a response is requested by your distributor or wholesaler, please respond to them according to their instructions. - Please forward a copy of this communication to the office manager, facility risk manager, patient safety manager, biomedical engineering department, and any other departments within your institution that use the affected product. - If you are a dealer, wholesaler, distributor/reseller, or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and you have affected product please do not distribute. Contact Baxter Technical Support for additional instructions. - If you are a dealer, wholesaler, distributor/reseller, or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) that distribut
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US Nationwide distribution in the states of California, Colorado, Ohio, and Utah.
Use of the product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences.
Sources & references
- FDA enforcement recordOfficial FDA database entry for Z-0847-2026
- FDA device classification · DXQOfficial FDA classification for this device type
- CFR regulation · 21 CFR 870.1120The federal regulation governing this device
- FDA recall announcementSearch FDA.gov for the official press announcement
- Find Baxter Healthcare CorporationSearch for the manufacturer's official notice
- News coverageRecent reporting on this recall and manufacturer
- openFDA data recordThe raw JSON record this page is built from
Source: U.S. FDA openFDA device enforcement reports. This summary is informational and may lag or differ from the official record. Always verify against the FDA before acting.
Taylor Coteus is RecallWatch's Legal News Analyst, covering FDA medical-device enforcement and patient-safety litigation. He reviews every recall against the FDA's official openFDA record before it is published and is responsible for corrections and editorial accuracy.
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