Becton Dickinson & Co. recalls

Becton Dickinson's Phoenix Panel NMIC-312 (Catalog Number 449082) may produce inaccurate results when testing Klebsiella pneumoniae using the CPO Ambler classification feature. This could cause quality control checks to fail undetected in clinical laboratories.

Moderate·FDA·Oct 21, 20262 products

Becton Dickinson has recalled certain ForeSight Elite tissue oximetry cables due to incorrect labeling of Channel 1 and Channel 2 on the module and flag labels. This labeling error could cause clinicians to misread oxygen saturation data if the cables are connected to the wrong channels. The affected cables were distributed to hospitals and healthcare facilities.

Moderate·FDA·Sep 30, 2026

Becton Dickinson is recalling 3 Swan-Ganz catheter product lines, with 589,459 affected units in total. The blue proximal injectate lumen hub can leak or break because of manufacturing and material changes, which may lead to infection, medication loss, or blood loss. No injuries have been reported, and the products were distributed across the US and in many other countries.

Moderate·FDA·May 27, 20263 products

Becton Dickinson discovered that some Luer Slip syringes were accidentally mixed into batches of 10mL Luer-Lok syringes during packaging. This affects product Catalog Number 301029, Lot 5268614, distributed in California and Texas. No injuries have been reported.

Moderate·FDA·Mar 18, 2026

BD has confirmed through internal testing that certain device trays failed routine biocompatibility testing.

FDA·Nov 26, 2025

The 2D barcodes on these cuvettes contain formatting errors that prevent the analyzing system from correctly reading the expiration date. As a result, the instrument enters an error state and the cuvettes cannot be used.

FDA·Nov 19, 2025