Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published July 9, 2025

B Braun Microbore Extension Set: Incorrect Air Filter Label

B Braun recalls Microbore Extension Sets with 0.2 Micron Filter (V6215) due to incorrect label claiming air-eliminating filter when it does not have an air vent.

Plain-English summary generated from official FDA data by GovInfoNow · Published by Carlos Caban · How we make summaries

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2176-2025Medical device B Braun ›

Lower-risk recall

Label is incorrect. The product label indicates that the device contains an air eliminating filter. However, the filter utilized on this extension set is not indicated for removal of air and does not feature an air vent, which is common to air eliminating filters.

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Recalling firmB BRAUN MEDICAL INC861 Marcon Blvd · Allentown, PA 18109-9577

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

B Braun is recalling Microbore Extension Sets with 0.2 Micron Filter (catalog number V6215) because the label incorrectly states the device contains an air-eliminating filter. This could lead to improper air management during IV treatments if the filter is not designed to remove air. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/51828-b-braun-microbore-extension-set-incorrect-air-filter-label.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/51828-b-braun-microbore-extension-set-incorrect-air-filter-label · Updated August 17, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2176-2025

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“B Braun Microbore Extension Set: Incorrect Air Filter Label.” GovInfoNow, updated August 17, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/51828-b-braun-microbore-extension-set-incorrect-air-filter-label. Based on FDA recall #Z-2176-2025 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2176-2025%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on July 9, 2025, that B Braun Medical Inc. is recalling Microbore Extension Sets with incorrect labels indicating an air-eliminating filter. The agency said the device lacks the necessary air vent and is not indicated for air removal.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: B Braun
Product: Microbore Extension Set with 0.2 Micron Filter
Catalog Number: V6215
Primary UDI-DI: 04046964189173
Unit of Use UDI-DI: 04046964189166
Lot Numbers and Expiration Dates: 0061742452 (30JUN2025), 0061747379 (31AUG2025), 0061767411 (31JAN2026), 0061780914 (30APR2026), 0061803499 (30SEP2026), 0061806173 (30NOV2026), 0061822333 (30APR2027), 0061836578 (30APR2027), 0061849109 (31JUL2027), 0061850836 (31AUG2027), 0061899902 (30SEP2028), 0061936368 (31MAR2029), 0061936119 (31MAR2029), 0061936369 (31MAR2029), 0061940584 (30APR2029)

The hazard

GovInfoNow's records show the label incorrectly indicates the device contains an air eliminating filter. The FDA said the filter utilized on this extension set is not indicated for removal of air and does not feature an air vent, which is common to air eliminating filters.

Context

B Braun Medical Inc. has 66 other recalls on record since Oct. 15, 2013. Other recent recalls include a B. Braun Medical 100mL Sodium Chloride Injection recall for particulate matter hazard (Aug. 19, 2026) and a B. Braun Medical Lactated Ringer's Injection recall for particulate matter hazard (Aug. 12, 2026). Other recent recalls of similar products include an Exacta Mix Vented Micro-Volume Inlet recall for incorrect filter causing incomplete transfers (April 22, 2026) and a Medline 14 Fr Suction Catheter Kits recall for risk of airway obstruction (Dec. 24, 2025).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the catalog number V6215 on the product. The product was sold with lot numbers listed in the recall notice, including expiration dates from June 2025 through March 2029.

Brand
B Braun
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Product Label
Look for the catalog number V6215 on the Microbore Extension Set with 0.2 Micron Filter.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 32 states, and outside the U.S.

FDA distribution: “US distribution to AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WY. International distribution to Canada.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 35 days after the firm started it.

Jul 9, 2025Firm started the recall
Aug 6, 2025FDA classified it Class I
Aug 13, 2025Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.

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Link to this recall

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Where this comes from

The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official FDA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.

Official source: FDA Recall #Z-2176-2025 (July 9, 2025) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2176-2025 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 17, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the FDA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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