BD BACTEC Blood Culture System — Class II medical device recall Z-0236-2026
Ongoing recall by Becton Dickinson & Co., reported 2025-10-29, distributed nationwide. Product service credentials used by some BD technical support teams to access certain BD products were accesse
| Recall number | Z-0236-2026 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Becton Dickinson & Co., Sparks, MD, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2025-09-23 |
| Classified | 2025-10-23 |
| Reported by FDA | 2025-10-29 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Countries outside the US | AE, AR, AT, AU, BD, BE, BG, BH, BR, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CY, CZ, DE, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, FR, GB, GH, GR, GT, HK, HN, HR, HU, ID, IE, IL, IN, IQ, IR, IT, JO, JP, KE, KR, KW, LB, LK, LT, LU, MA, MT, MX, MY, NG, NL, NO, NP, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PH, PL, PT, PY, QA, RO, RS, RU, SA, SE, SG, SV, TH, TN, TR, TT, TW, UA, UY, VN, ZA |
| Quantity | 177 units |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 00382904413859, 00382904416768, 00382904422967, 00382904455699 |
| Serial numbers | DB2245, DB2483, DB2786, DB2835, DB2945, DB2946, DB3062, DB3086, DB3143, DB3145, DB3204, DB3231, DB3245, DB3251, DB4299, DB4348, DB4372, DB4484, DB4550, DB4718, DB4763, DB4776, DB4987, DB5021, DB5030 and 152 more |
| Model numbers | 44138509, 441676, 44229609, 445569 |
Product
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.
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.
Machine access
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Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration enforcement report via openFDA (CC0). Structured by Data Foundry (recall-structuring@2); last changed 2026-09-26. Not affiliated with or endorsed by FDA. Not medical or legal advice.