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Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published June 28, 2023

Medtronic Duet Drainage System Has Incorrect Expiration Date Label

Medtronic recalls Duet External Drainage and Monitoring system with incorrect expiration date labeling. Affected units may have safety risks due to outdated expiration dates.

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2412-2023Medical deviceMedtronic Neurosurgery ›
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Recalling firmMedtronic Neurosurgery5290 California Ave · Irvine, CA 92617-3073
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Medtronic is recalling a specific Duet External Drainage and Monitoring system because its labeling has an incorrect expiration date. This could lead to improper use if the product is used after its actual expiration date. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/57771-medtronic-duet-drainage-system-has-incorrect-expiration-date-label.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/57771-medtronic-duet-drainage-system-has-incorrect-expiration-date-label · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2412-2023

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“Medtronic Duet Drainage System Has Incorrect Expiration Date Label.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/57771-medtronic-duet-drainage-system-has-incorrect-expiration-date-label. Based on FDA recall #Z-2412-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2412-2023%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on June 28, 2023, that Medtronic Neurosurgery is recalling the REF 46915 Duet External Drainage and Monitoring system due to incorrect expiration date labeling. The agency issued recall number Z-2412-2023 for the Class II voluntary recall.

How to tell if you have it

  • Brand: Medtronic Neurosurgery
  • Product: REF 46915 Duet External Drainage and Monitoring system, Interlink Injection sites, Ventricular Catheter
  • Lot #: 226632942
  • UDI-DI: 00763000624781

The hazard

The product labeling contains an incorrect expiration date. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show Medtronic Neurosurgery has 9 other recalls on record since December 20, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Medtronic Ventriculostomy Kit Recall (June 17, 2026), Medtronic Exacta External Drainage System recall (November 1, 2024), and Medtronic Duet Drainage System recall (January 22, 2024). Other recent recalls of similar products include BD Ready-to-Use Hydrophilic Catheter 14 Fr (November 29, 2025) and Medtronic 1x4 Pocket Adaptor Kit for Deep Brain Stimulation (May 13, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the lot number 226632942 and UDI-DI code 00763000624781 on the product packaging. This system is sold as a sterile, prescription-only device for medical use.

  • Brand
    Medtronic Neurosurgery
  • Category
    Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

  1. Check Product Label

    Look for the lot number 226632942 and UDI-DI code 00763000624781 on the product packaging.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide; the notice names 4 states.

Alaska: nationwideAKMaine: nationwideMEVermont: nationwideVTNew Hampshire: nationwideNHWashington: nationwideWAIdaho: nationwideIDMontana: nationwideMTNorth Dakota: nationwideNDMinnesota: nationwideMNIllinois: named in the noticeILWisconsin: nationwideWIMichigan: nationwideMINew York: nationwideNYRhode Island: nationwideRIMassachusetts: nationwideMAOregon: nationwideORNevada: nationwideNVWyoming: nationwideWYSouth Dakota: nationwideSDIowa: nationwideIAIndiana: nationwideINOhio: nationwideOHPennsylvania: nationwidePANew Jersey: named in the noticeNJConnecticut: nationwideCTCalifornia: named in the noticeCAUtah: nationwideUTColorado: nationwideCONebraska: nationwideNEMissouri: nationwideMOKentucky: nationwideKYWest Virginia: nationwideWVVirginia: nationwideVAMaryland: nationwideMDDelaware: nationwideDEArizona: nationwideAZNew Mexico: nationwideNMKansas: nationwideKSArkansas: nationwideARTennessee: nationwideTNNorth Carolina: nationwideNCSouth Carolina: nationwideSCDistrict of Columbia: nationwideDCOklahoma: nationwideOKLouisiana: nationwideLAMississippi: nationwideMSAlabama: nationwideALGeorgia: nationwideGAHawaii: nationwideHITexas: nationwideTXFlorida: named in the noticeFL

FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of NJ, FL, CA, IL.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 56 days after the firm started it.

1. Firm started the recall: Jun 28, 202312. FDA classified it Class II: Aug 17, 202323. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report: Aug 23, 202332023
  1. Firm started the recall
  2. FDA classified it Class II
  3. Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report

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

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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-2412-2023 (June 28, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2412-2023 to see it in context.
  • Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 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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