Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published August 15, 2024
B Braun SL Bloodline Tubing Recall: Risk of Occlusion During Dialysis
B Braun recalls SL Bloodline tubing for FMC 2008 series to prevent occlusion during hemodialysis. Incomplete connector insertion may cause flow restrictions, requiring switch to retrograde flow.
Incomplete insertion of the patient connector of the Streamline Airless System Hemodialysis Bloodline to the Locksite may result in the potential for occlusion during prograde rinseback procedures. If the patient connector is not fully inserted into the Locksite, the internal septum may not open fully enough to prevent restrictions to flow. may cause delays in therapy while clinicians are forced to switch to retrograde flow method
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📍Recalling firmB Braun Medical Inc824 12th Ave · Bethlehem, PA 18018-3524
“B Braun SL Bloodline Tubing Recall: Risk of Occlusion During Dialysis.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/54217-b-braun-sl-bloodline-tubing-recall-risk-of-occlusion-during. Based on FDA recall #Z-3173-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-3173-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on August 15, 2024, that B Braun Medical Inc is recalling the SL Bloodline for FMC 2008 Series due to incomplete patient connector insertion. This defect may cause occlusion during prograde rinseback procedures and delay therapy. The agency classified the recall as Class II.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: B Braun
Product: SL Bloodline for FMC 2008 Series-Tubing
Model/Catalog Number: SL-2000M2095
UDI-DI: 04046964367762
Lot Codes: All Unexpired Lot Numbers
Units Affected: 10,658,351
The hazard
Incomplete insertion of the patient connector of the Streamline Airless System Hemodialysis Bloodline to the Locksite may result in the potential for occlusion during prograde rinseback procedures. If the patient connector is not fully inserted into the Locksite, the internal septum may not open fully enough to prevent restrictions to flow. This may cause delays in therapy while clinicians are forced to switch to retrograde flow method.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show B Braun Medical Inc has issued 66 other recalls since October 15, 2013. Recent recalls include a sodium chloride injection recall on August 19, 2026, and a lactated ringer's injection recall on August 12, 2026, both citing particulate matter hazards. Other recent recalls of similar products include Fresenius Medical Care 5008X Blood Tubing Set Recall (August 10, 2026) and Fresenius 5008X HD/HDF with CLiC Blood Tubing Set Recall (August 10, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for model number SL-2000M2095 on the tubing. The product was sold with UDI-DI 04046964367762 and all unexpired lot numbers.
Brand
B Braun
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 7 products
All 7 products in this recall
FDA lists each product line separately under one recall event. Check your product description, lot or code numbers against each row. Every row shares the hazard and remedy on this page.
Classification
Class II
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
US Nationwide distribution.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-3173-2024
SL BLOODLINE FOR FMC 2008 SERIES-Tubing to be used to transfer blood between a patient and a haemodialyser during haemodialysis. Model/Catalog Number: SL-2000M2095; UDI-DI 04046964367762; All Unexpired Lot Numbers
10658351 units
Z-3174-2024
STREAMLINE FRESENIUS FOR DAVITA-Tubing to be used to transfer blood between a patient and a haemodialyser during haemodialysis. Model/Catalog Number: SL-2000M2095D; UDI-DI 04046955348763; All Unexpired Lot Numbers
4671540 units
Z-3175-2024
STREAMLINE FRESENIUS FOR DAVITA-Tubing to be used to transfer blood between a patient and a haemodialyser during haemodialysis. Model/Catalog Number: SL-2000M2095DA; UDI-DI 04046955776023; All Unexpired Lot Numbers
4984920 units
Z-3176-2024
STREAMLINE BLOODLINE LONG VERSION, FMC-Tubing to be used to transfer blood between a patient and a haemodialyser during haemodialysis. Model/Catalog Number: SL-2000M2095L; UDI-DI 04046955348909; All Unexpired Lot Numbers
2021376 units
Z-3177-2024
STREAMLINE LONG-Tubing to be used to transfer blood between a patient and a haemodialyser during haemodialysis. Model/Catalog Number: SL-2000M2095W; UDI-DI 04046955348800; All Unexpired Lot Numbers
142336 units
Z-3178-2024
STREAMLINE BLOODLINE SET FOR DIALOG-Tubing to be used to transfer blood between a patient and a haemodialyser during haemodialysis. Model/Catalog Number: SL-2010M2096; UDI-DI 04046964367786; All Unexpired Lot Numbers
9864165 units
Z-3179-2024
STREAMLINE BLOODLINE SET FOR DIALOG DR-Tubing to be used to transfer blood between a patient and a haemodialyser during haemodialysis. Model/Catalog Number: SL-2010M2096A; UDI-DI 04046955674992; All Unexpired Lot Numbers
11262112 units
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Connector Insertion
Ensure the patient connector is fully inserted into the Locksite before use to prevent flow restrictions.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 41 days after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
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-3173-2024 (August 15, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-3173-2024 to see it in context.
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