Lower riskMedical device recall · FDA · Published April 24, 2023
Avanos ambIT System: Potential air filter missing in some kits
Avanos Medical recalls ambIT System kits (Product Code 220509) due to potential absence of air in-line filter. Affected kits have specific lot numbers from Dec 2023.
“Avanos ambIT System: Potential air filter missing in some kits.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/58507-avanos-ambit-system-potential-air-filter-missing-in-some-kits. Based on FDA recall #Z-1684-2023 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1684-2023%22&limit=1).
Avanos Medical, Inc. recalled AVNS ambIT System - PIB/PCA W 2.5in Cath kits on April 24, 2023, according to the FDA. The hazard is that some kits were distributed without an air in-line filter. The recall involves lots 30181360 and 30177648.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Avanos Medical
Product: AVNS ambIT System - PIB/PCA W 2.5in Cath, Product Code: 220509
Lot Number (Expiration Date): 30181360 (17 Dec 2023)
Lot Number (Expiration Date): 30177648 (17 Dec 2023)
The hazard
Some of the ambIT kits were potentially distributed without an air in-line filter. The FDA classified this as a Class II recall.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Avanos Medical, Inc. has 18 other recalls on record since Oct. 8, 2019. Other recent recalls include the PEG Kit with ENFit Connectors Lidocaine Quality Issue Recall (April 30, 2026), Ballard Closed Suction Catheters Recall (March 19, 2025), and MIC-KEY Gastric-Jejunal Feeding Tube Kit Recall (May 31, 2024).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Product Code 220509 on the kit. Affected kits have lot numbers 30181360 or 30177648 with expiration dates of December 17, 2023.
Brand
Avanos Medical
Category
Medical device
FDA recall event · 5 products
All 5 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
Terminated
Distribution
Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of Texas and Oregon. The country of Australia.
Recall number
Product, codes & lots
Quantity
Z-1684-2023
AVNS ambIT System - PIB/PCA W 2.5in Cath, Product Code: 220509; Lot Number (Expiration Date): 30181360 (17 Dec 2023), 30177648 (17 Dec 2023)
33 cases (165 cassettes)
Z-1685-2023
AVNS ambIT System - PIB/PCA W 5in Cath, Product Code: 220507; Lot Number (Expiration Date): 30177647 (17 Dec 2023); 30174128 (14 Oct 2023)
57 cases (285 cassettes)
Z-1686-2023
SMMT ambIT Kit Basic Filter Luer Cass, Product Code: 220537; Lot Number (Expiration Date): 30195563 (17 Jan 2025); 30190578 (17 Jan 2025)
45 cases (225 cassettes)
Z-1687-2023
SMMT ambIT Reusable Program - Luer Cass, Product Code: 220568; Lot Number (Expiration Date): 30191805 (17 Jan 2025)
40 cases (200 cassettes)
Z-1688-2023
ambIT Cassette Filter Male Luer, Product Code: 220266; Lot Number (Expiration Date): F201701 (17 Jan 2025)
1155 total, 280 individually packaged
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Kit Details
Verify the Product Code and lot numbers on the ambIT System kit to determine if it is affected.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 2 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide distribution in the states of Texas and Oregon. The country of Australia.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Oregon, Texas.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 15 months after the firm started it.
1Firm started the recall
2FDA classified it Class II
3Published in FDA’s Enforcement Report
4FDA terminated the recall
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-1684-2023 (April 24, 2023) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1684-2023 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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