Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published January 31, 2022
B. Braun Dispensing Pins Recall: Risk of Medication Dose Errors
B. Braun recalls DP2500 Dispensing Pins with potential leakage risk that could cause medication dose errors or bloodstream infections. Affected units have specific lot numbers and expiration dates.
This lot may have an elevated risk of leakage from the Air-Inlet Filter of the device. Leakage of the Air-Inlet Filter may increase the risk of decreasing the dose of medication delivered to the patient, cause delays in treatment due to the need to replace the device or may cause contamination of the fluid path that can lead to bloodstream infection.
“B. Braun Dispensing Pins Recall: Risk of Medication Dose Errors.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/61201-b-braun-dispensing-pins-recall-risk-of-medication-dose-errors. Based on FDA recall #Z-0727-2022 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0727-2022%22&limit=1).
B. Braun Medical, Inc. recalled Dispensing Pins for Air Inlet Filter on Jan. 31, 2022, according to the FDA. The devices may leak, increasing the risk of decreased medication doses or bloodstream infections.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: B. Braun
Product: Dispensing Pins for Air Inlet Filter, DP2500 Dispensing Pin W/Valve
Catalog No.: 412005
Lot Number: 0061788969
Expiration date: 5/31/2026
GUDID: 04022495769633
The hazard
The Air-Inlet Filter may leak, which can decrease the dose of medication delivered to the patient or cause delays in treatment. Leakage may also contaminate the fluid path, leading to bloodstream infection.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show B Braun Medical Inc has issued 66 other recalls since Oct. 15, 2013. Recent recalls include a Sodium Chloride Injection recall on Aug. 19, 2026, and a Lactated Ringer's Injection recall on Aug. 12, 2026, both involving particulate matter hazards. Other recent recalls of similar products include a Broselow Filled Organizer Recall (Dec. 15, 2025), an ICU Medical CADD Yellow Medication Cassette Reservoir Recall (Aug. 20, 2026), and a Becton Dickinson Swan-Ganz Catheter Recall (April 8, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for Product Catalog No. 412005, DP2500 Dispensing Pin with Valve. Affected units have Lot Number 0061788969 and expire by May 31, 2026.
Brand
B. Braun
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Product Details
Verify your dispensing pin has Product Catalog No. 412005 and Lot Number 0061788969.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide and abroad; the notice names 14 states.
Named in the notice
Covered by “nationwide”
Not listed
FDA distribution: “US Nationwide distribution in the states of AZ, CA, FL, LA, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, PA, TN, TX, and UT. The country of Canada.” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.
Named in the notice: Arizona, California, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah.
Recall timeline
FDA terminated this recall 2.2 years 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-0727-2022 (January 31, 2022) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0727-2022 to see it in context.
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