Use cautionMedical device recall · FDA · Published September 25, 2020
Covidien MONOJECT Needles: Risk of Needle Stick from Detached Needles
Cardinal Health recalls Covidien MONOJECT Standard Hypodermic Needles (22G x 3/4") due to potential needle detachment after cartridge removal, which could cause needle sticks. Affected lots: 011144 and 011145.
Potential for the needle to detach from the cartridge after the bottom of the cartridge is twisted and removed. If the needle is not securely seated, the needle can fall out of the sheath and cause the unused needle to project out of the cartridge, and result in a needle stick/puncture from the clean/unused needle
Take action
Contact the company
📍Recalling firmCardinal Health 200, LLC15 Hampshire St Bldg 5 · Mansfield, MA 02048-1113
“Covidien MONOJECT Needles: Risk of Needle Stick from Detached Needles.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64142-covidien-monoject-needles-risk-of-needle-stick-from-detached-needles. Based on FDA recall #Z-0424-2021 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-0424-2021%22&limit=1).
Cardinal Health 200, LLC recalled Covidien MONOJECT Standard Hypodermic Needles on Sept. 25, 2020, after the FDA announced the potential for needles to detach from cartridges, GovInfoNow reports. The hazard poses a risk of needle stick injuries from unused needles.
How to tell if you have it
Brand: Cardinal Health
Product: Covidien MONOJECT Standard Hypodermic Needle, Polypropylene Hub 22 G x 3/4"
Item Code: 8881250248
Lot Numbers: 011144, 011145
Units affected: 519,676
The hazard
The needle may detach from the cartridge after the bottom is twisted and removed. If not securely seated, the needle can fall out of the sheath and project out of the cartridge, resulting in a needle stick or puncture from the clean, unused needle.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Cardinal Health 200, LLC has had 59 other recalls since June 27, 2017. Other recent recalls of similar products include Presource Packs with Microstream Components Risk of Delayed Treatment (Aug. 19, 2026), Presource Packs Containing Stryker StrykeFlow PS and AHTO tube sets (Aug. 18, 2026), and Presource Convenience Kits Recall: Contaminated Applicators Risk Infection (Aug. 10, 2026). Other recent recalls of similar products include B. Braun 21GA Winged Infusion Needle Recall: Risk of Dull Tip Causing Breakage (Feb. 2, 2026), B. Braun 21G Winged Infusion Needle Recall: Dull Tip Risk (Feb. 2, 2026), and Covidien V-Loc 90 Wound Closure Device Recall: Risk of Infection from Damaged Packaging (June 24, 2026).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for the item code 8881250248 and lot numbers 011144 or 011145 on the needle packaging. These needles were sold starting November 4, 2020.
Brand
Cardinal Health
Category
Medical device
Based on the official FDA remedy
What to do — step by step
Check Needle Packaging
Look for item code 8881250248 and lot numbers 011144 or 011145 on the needle packaging.
Where it went and when
Where it was distributed
Distributed nationwide, and outside the U.S.
Nationwide
Not listed
FDA distribution: “Distribution US Nationwide, Australia and Canada” 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 terminated this recall 3.1 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-0424-2021 (September 25, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-0424-2021 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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