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BD Alaris EtCO2 Module Recall: Monitoring Interruption Risk

BD Alaris EtCO2 module recall for potential monitoring interruption in patient care. Affected units include specific model and serial numbers. Stop using immediately to prevent patient safety risks.

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🇺🇸 FDA recall #Z-2935-2020Medical device BD Alaris ›

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Infusion pump component defect may result in interruption of patient monitoring

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Recalling firmCareFusion 303, Inc.10020 Pacific Mesa Blvd · San Diego, CA 92121-4386

✎ GovInfoNow plain-language explainer

BD Alaris EtCO2 modules are recalled because a defect may interrupt patient monitoring. This could lead to serious health risks during medical procedures. Patients using these modules should stop using them immediately. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/64533-bd-alaris-etco2-module-recall-monitoring-interruption-risk.

Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/64533-bd-alaris-etco2-module-recall-monitoring-interruption-risk · Updated August 19, 2026 · FDA enforcement record: FDA #Z-2935-2020

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“BD Alaris EtCO2 Module Recall: Monitoring Interruption Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/64533-bd-alaris-etco2-module-recall-monitoring-interruption-risk. Based on FDA recall #Z-2935-2020 (https://api.fda.gov/device/enforcement.json?search=recall_number:%22Z-2935-2020%22&limit=1).

CareFusion 303, Inc. recalled the BD Alaris EtCO2 module on Aug. 4, 2020, after the FDA announced a Class II recall due to a defect that may interrupt patient monitoring. The company initiated the voluntary recall of 680 units nationwide.

How to tell if you have it

Brand: BD Alaris
Model: EtCO2 8300
Lot/Serial numbers: 10002682711, 10002720508, 1000287042, 10002882569

The hazard

The EtCO2 module is a capnograph indicated for continuous, noninvasive monitoring of end tidal carbon dioxide. A component defect may result in interruption of patient monitoring.

Context

GovInfoNow's records show CareFusion 303, Inc. has 64 other recalls on record since 2017-06-12. Other recent recalls include a BD Pyxis Mini Main REF 349 Medication Cabinet recall on 2026-04-30 for overheating fingerprint scanners and a CareFusion labeling issue on 2026-02-11 regarding Transport Layer Security versions. Similar product recalls include a Criticare nGenuity Patient Monitor with Capnography recall on 2026-05-06 for checkline errors causing CO2 monitoring failure and Philips Allura Xper FD10C and FD10F Medical System recalls on 2025-12-15 for electrical short-circuit risks.

How to tell if you have this one

Check for the EtCO2 8300 model with serial numbers 10002682711, 10002720508, 1000287042, or 10002882569. These modules are used with BD Alaris systems for patient monitoring.

Brand
BD Alaris
Category
Medical device

Based on the official FDA remedy

What to do — step by step

Stop Using Immediately
Discontinue use of the EtCO2 module if it has the listed serial numbers to prevent potential monitoring interruptions.

Where it went and when

Where it was distributed

Distributed nationwide; the notice names 24 states.

FDA distribution: “U.S. Nationwide distribution including in the states of AZ, CA, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, TX, WA, WI. OUS.: None” States read from FDA’s own wording; “not listed” means the notice does not name it.

Named in the notice: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.

Recall timeline

FDA published this recall 36 days after the firm started it.

Aug 4, 2020Firm started the recall
Sep 3, 2020FDA classified it Class II
Sep 9, 2020Published 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

<a href="https://govinfonow.com/recall/64533-bd-alaris-etco2-module-recall-monitoring-interruption-risk">BD Alaris EtCO2 Module Recall: Monitoring Interruption Risk (GovInfoNow)</a>

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-2935-2020 (August 4, 2020) — FDA publishes no per-recall page; this is the official machine-readable enforcement record. Search FDA recalls for Z-2935-2020 to see it in context.
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