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BD BACTEC Blood Culture System, labeled as the following: 1. BD BACTEC FX, Instrument Top, Packaged, Catalog Number: 44138509. 2. Instrument Top Remanufactured Bactec Fx, Catalog Number: 441676. 3. BACTEC 9240 System, Catalog Number: 445569. 4. BD BACTEC FX40 Instrument, Catalog Number: 44229609.

FDA Recall Z-0236-2026 · Posted 2025-10-23

Recalling FirmBecton Dickinson & Co.
Recall StatusOpen, Classified
Product CodeMDB
Date Initiated2025-09-23
Product Quantity177 units

Reason for Recall

Product service credentials used by some BD technical support teams to access certain BD products were accessed by an unauthorized actor. Until these product service credentials are updated, there is a risk of unauthorized access that may impact the confidentiality, integrity and/or availability of the relevant products and associated data.

Firm Action

Beckton, Dickenson and Company notified consignees on about 09/23/2025 via mailed letter and email. This updated letter serves as a supplement to the original field action communication, dated 10/31/2024. It is intended to clarify that the previously described issue remains unchanged; however, the scope of the impacted product SKUs has been expanded. The update specifically documents additional SKUs including refurbished product codes that were not included in the original communication. Consignees were instructed to follow outlined best practices for maintaining strong security measures to protect hospital networks and medical devices, read and understand the recall notification, provide the letter to all applicable personnel or customers if further distributed, and complete and return the Customer Response Form.

Root Cause

Software design

Distribution Pattern

Worldwide distribution. US Nationwide including Guam and Puerto Rico, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, French Guiana, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guinea, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Related FDA 510(k) Records

Devices referenced by this recall via K-numbers.

K915796BACTEC 9240 SYSTEMBd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · 1992-04-22

Official Source

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Source: FDA Enforcement Report / Recall database. Always confirm against the official FDA record.

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