Lower risk Medical device recall · FDA · Published August 1, 2022

BD MaxGuard Drop Administration Set: Expiration Label Error Risks Infection

CAREFUSION recalls BD MaxGuard Drop Administration sets with incorrect 2027 expiration labels (should be 2025). Using expired sets may cause leaks and infection risks. Affected units have specific lot numbers.

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

🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-1756-2022Medical device CAREFUSION ›

Lower-risk recall

Administration set, and extension set product labels list expiration year 2027 but the labels should list expiration year 2025. If expired product is used, the integrity of the product may be compromised, and may result in potential leaks and risk of infection to the patient and healthcare worker.

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Recalling firmCAREFUSION10020 Pacific Mesa Blvd · San Diego, CA 92121-4386

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

CAREFUSION is recalling BD MaxGuard Drop Administration sets that have expiration labels showing 2027 instead of the correct 2025. Using these expired sets could lead to leaks and infection risks for patients and healthcare workers. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/60224-bd-maxguard-drop-administration-set-expiration-label-error-risks-infection.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/60224-bd-maxguard-drop-administration-set-expiration-label-error-risks-infection · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-1756-2022

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“BD MaxGuard Drop Administration Set: Expiration Label Error Risks Infection.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/60224-bd-maxguard-drop-administration-set-expiration-label-error-risks-infection. Based on FDA recall #Z-1756-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-1756-2022%22&limit=1).

The FDA announced on Aug. 1, 2022, that CAREFUSION is recalling BD MaxGuard Drop Administration sets due to incorrect expiration date labeling. The agency said the error could compromise product integrity and pose a risk of infection.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: CAREFUSION
Product: BD MaxGuard Drop Administration set with 3 Needleless Y-Sites Removable 3-port Manifold and removable 4-way stopcock
REF: MX4436
UDI-DI: 10885403237478
Lots: 22019074, 22019431, 22019075, 22019076
Quantity: 19,925 units

The hazard

The FDA said the product labels list an expiration year of 2027 instead of the correct 2025. If expired product is used, the integrity of the product may be compromised and may result in potential leaks and risk of infection to the patient and healthcare worker.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show CAREFUSION has two other recalls on record since June 9, 2021. On Aug. 2, 2021, CAREFUSION recalled SmartSite Products that may cause flow issues due to needle-free connector valve problems. On June 9, 2021, CAREFUSION recalled MaxPlus bi fuse extension sets because a validation lot failed leakage testing criteria. Other recent recalls of similar products include BD Ready-to-Use Hydrophilic Catheter 14 Fr (Nov. 29, 2025) and Cook Staged Extubation Set (March 5, 2026).

How to tell if you have this one

Check for BD MaxGuard Drop Administration sets with expiration labels showing 2027 (should be 2025). Affected units have lot numbers 22019074, 22019431, 22019075, or 22019076.

Brand
CAREFUSION
Category
Medical device

FDA recall event · 9 products

All 9 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: TN, FL, LA, VA, MI, OH, NC, WA, UT, TX, NV, AL, AR, IA, MA, CO, NY, SC, IN, KY, MO, MD, PA, CA, IL, SD, GA, MS, AZ, WV, ID, WY, VT, NM, OR, NJ, OK, KS, MN

Recall number	Product, codes & lots	Quantity
Z-1752-2022	BD MaxGuard Extension Set with 4-way stopcock, REF: M4058; UDI-DI: 10885403235788, Lots: 22019324, 22019323, 22019322	46,900
Z-1753-2022	BD MaxGuard Extension Set, REF: ME1069; UDI-DI: 10885403236037, Lots: 22019062	3,500
Z-1754-2022	BD MaxGuard Flow Controller Extension Set with Needleless Y-Site, REF: MFS106; UDI-DI: 10885403236358, Lots: 22019311, 22019312, 22019313, 22019314	54,050
Z-1755-2022	BD MaxGuard Flow Controller Extension Set with Needleless Y-Site, REF: MFS141; UDI-DI: 10885403236471, Lots: 22029167, 22029168, 22029169	37,550
Z-1756-2022	BD MaxGuard Drop Administration set with 3 Needleless Y-Sites Removable 3-port Manifold and removable 4-way stopcock, REF: MX4436; UDI-DI: 10885403237478, Lots: 22019074, 22019431, 22019075, 22019076	19,925
Z-1757-2022	BD MaxGuard Extension Set with 2 Needleless Y-Site, REF: MX9059; UDI-DI: 10885403237584, Lots: 22029431, 22029432	17,250
Z-1758-2022	BD MaxGuard Extension Set with 0.2 Micron Filter and Needleless Y-Site, REF: MX9166; UDI-DI: 10885403237652, Lots: 22029648	600
Z-1759-2022	BD MaxGuard Extension Set with 1.2 Micron Filter and Needleless Y-Site, REF: MX9171; UDI-DI: 10885403237669, Lots: 22029674	100
Z-1760-2022	BD MaxGuard 15 Drop Administration Set with 4 Needleless Y-Sites, REF: MX9433; UDI-DI: 10885403237782, Lots: 22019085	9,900

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Check Expiration Label
Look for expiration labels showing 2027 instead of 2025 on the BD MaxGuard Drop Administration set.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed in 39 states.

FDA distribution: “US: TN, FL, LA, VA, MI, OH, NC, WA, UT, TX, NV, AL, AR, IA, MA, CO, NY, SC, IN, KY, MO, MD, PA, CA, IL, SD, GA, MS, AZ, WV, ID, WY, VT, NM, OR, NJ, OK, KS, MN” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

States: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 58 days after the firm started it.

Aug 1, 2022Firm started the recall
Sep 16, 2022FDA classified it Class II
Sep 28, 2022Published 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-1756-2022 (August 1, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-1756-2022 to see it in context.
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