Welch Allyn Connex Vital Signs Monitor — Class II medical device recall Z-1558-2025
Ongoing recall by Baxter Healthcare Corporation, reported 2025-04-23, distributed nationwide. There were customer reports of devices which experienced battery-related fires. The investigation found that t
| Recall number | Z-1558-2025 |
|---|---|
| Product type | Medical device |
| Classification | Class II |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Voluntary or mandated | Voluntary |
| Recalling firm | Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL, United States |
| Recall initiated | 2025-03-24 |
| Classified | 2025-04-14 |
| Reported by FDA | 2025-04-23 |
| Distributed | Nationwide (US) |
| Quantity | 228,412 units |
| Reason classes | unapproved product |
| UPC / GTIN / UDI-DI | 00732094087512, 00732094087536, 00732094087574, 00732094087581, 00732094087611, 00732094087642, 00732094087673, 00732094087697, 00732094087819, 00732094087833, 00732094087857, 00732094087871, 00732094087895, 00732094088038, 00732094088052, 00732094088076, 00732094088090, 00732094088106, 00732094088120, 00732094088151, 00732094088175, 00732094088182, 00732094088304, 00732094088311, 00732094088359 and 402 more |
Product
Welch Allyn Connex Vital Signs Monitor (CVSM):
Reason for recall
There were customer reports of devices which experienced battery-related fires. The investigation found that the devices in question were utilizing third-party, after-market batteries that are not approved by Baxter.
Machine access
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