Stop using nowMedical device recall · FDA · Published February 18, 2026
Baxter Blue Ventilator Adapter Module Recall: Oxygen Desaturation Risk
Baxter recalls Blue Ventil: single-patient use circuit for oxygen desaturation or lung injury risk in home care. Affected units have Product Code M07937. Contact for remedy.
Urgent Medical Device Correction for the Volara system single-patient use circuit due to the potential that patients or caregivers may be unaware of a possible decrease in oxygen levels (oxygen desaturation), or potential lung tissue injury from overexpansion (barotrauma) when the Volara device is used in the home care environment. This correction is providing the home caregiver specific instructions for use.
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📍Recalling firmBaxter Healthcare Corporation1 Baxter Pkwy · Deerfield, IL 60015-4625
“Baxter Blue Ventilator Adapter Module Recall: Oxygen Desaturation Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/49968-baxter-blue-ventilator-adapter-module-recall-oxygen-desaturation-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-1637-2026 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1637-2026%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on Feb. 18, 2026, that Baxter Healthcare Corporation is recalling the Blue Ventilator Adapter Module due to potential oxygen desaturation or lung injury risks. This voluntary Class I recall affects 19 units distributed in Florida.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Baxter Healthcare
Product: Blue Ventilator Adapter Module, single-patient use circuit
Product Code: M07937
Accessory to: Baxter Volara Respiratory Therapy system
UDI/DI number: 00887761984622
Quantity: 19 units
Distribution: Florida
The hazard
The recall addresses the potential that patients or caregivers may be unaware of a possible decrease in oxygen levels or potential lung tissue injury from overexpansion when the Volara device is used in the home care environment. The FDA classified this as an Urgent Medical Device Correction.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Baxter Healthcare Corporation has 187 other recalls on record since Sept. 2, 2015. Other recent recalls of similar products include the Ventec V+Pro Ventilator Recall (March 25, 2026), the Medline Oxygen Masks Recall (Nov. 21, 2025), and the Draeger Atlan A350 Anesthesia Workstation Recall (May 7, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Product Code M07937 on the Blue Ventilator Adapter Module. The item is an accessory for Baxter Volara Respiratory Therapy systems sold for home care.
Brand
Baxter Healthcare
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Stop Using It Now
Immediately stop using the Blue Ventilator Adapter Module if it has Product Code M07937.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed in Florida.
Listed by the agency
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Florida” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
States: Florida.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 49 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class I
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Official source: FDA Recall #Z-1637-2026 (February 18, 2026) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1637-2026 to see it in context.
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