Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published April 22, 2024
Medline Disposable Syringe Without Needle: Risk of Inaccurate Dosing
Medline recalls disposable syringes without needles (REF SYR101020) due to potential inaccurate dosing that could harm patients. Affected units have specific lot codes.
It has been identified that testing documentation does not support that the syringes can successfully deliver accurate volumes across the full range of their claimed graduated capacity and may pose a risk to patient health.
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📍Recalling firmMEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield3 Lakes Dr · Northfield, IL 60093-2753
“Medline Disposable Syringe Without Needle: Risk of Inaccurate Dosing.” GovInfoNow, updated August 18, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/55324-medline-disposable-syringe-without-needle-risk-of-inaccurate-dosing. Based on FDA recall #Z-1938-2024 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1938-2024%22&limit=1).
The FDA announced on April 22, 2024, that MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield is recalling MEDLINE LUER SLIP DISPOSABLE SYRINGES because testing documentation does not support accurate volume delivery. The agency said the syringes may pose a risk to patient health.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Medline
Product: MEDLINE LUER SLIP DISPOSABLE SYRINGE WITHOUT NEEDLE, REF SYR101020
UDI/DI: 10080196306183
Lot codes: All lots in the format: 897YYMMXXXX
Units affected: 5,075,234 syringes
The hazard
The FDA said testing documentation does not support that the syringes can successfully deliver accurate volumes across the full range of their claimed graduated capacity. The agency stated this may pose a risk to patient health.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, LP - Northfield has 119 other recalls on record since October 22, 2021. Recent recalls include Medline medical kits with light failure in newborn resuscitation kits (July 25, 2025), Foley Tray Kits with incorrect labeling risk (July 23, 2025), and ReNewal Reprocessed St. Jude Catheters that may contain particulates (July 14, 2025). Other recent recalls of similar products include Medline Convenience Kits with Unapproved Syringes: Safety Recall (February 27, 2026), Medline Convenience Kits with Unapproved Syringes Recalled (February 27, 2026), and Medline Convenience Kits with Unapproved Syringes: Recall for Design Changes (February 27, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the model number REF SYR101020 and lot codes in the format 897YYMMXXXX. The syringes are sold by Medline Industries, LP.
Brand
Medline
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 2 products
All 2 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
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Panama, UAE, USVI.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1937-2024
MEDLINE LUER LOCK DISPOSABLE SYRINGE WITHOUT NEEDLE, REF SYR101010; UDI/DI 10884389596319, All lots in the format: 897YYMMXXXX
25,214,334 syringes
Z-1938-2024
MEDLINE LUER SLIP DISPOSABLE SYRINGE WITHOUT NEEDLE, REF SYR101020; UDI/DI 10080196306183, All lots in the format: 897YYMMXXXX
5,075,234 syringes
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Syringe Model
Look for the model number REF SYR101020 on the syringe packaging or label.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the countries of Canada, Panama, UAE, USVI.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Recall timeline
FDA published this recall 51 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.
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-1938-2024 (April 22, 2024) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1938-2024 to see it in context.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 18, 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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