FDA Medical devices recall ·
Bard¿ Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube (Child) recall
This is an FDA Class I recall — the most serious type.
- Recall number
- Z-1757-2025
- Date
- (initiated April 17, 2025)
- Company / brand
- C.R. Bard Inc
8195 Industrial Blvd Ne, Covington, GA, United States - Category
- Medical devices › Class I
- Classification
- Class I
- Status
- Ongoing
- Units affected
- N/A
- Initiated by
- Voluntary: Firm initiated
Read the official FDA notice ↗
Product
Bard¿ Blakemore Esophageal-Nasogastric Tube (Child) REF: 0092110
Why was it recalled?
Due to customer complaints, there is a potential for users to be unable to or find it difficult to remove the plastic plugs in order to inflate the gastric and/or esophageal balloons.
What should you do?
FDA enforcement reports do not list a consumer remedy. Check the product codes below against what you have; if it matches, stop using it and follow the instructions in the firm's or FDA's official notice, or contact the company. If you have health concerns, contact your healthcare provider.
Product codes & lot numbers
All Lots within expiration/UDI: (01)00801741076817
Distribution
US: AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY, Puerto Rico OUS: Singapore, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom
States: Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Georgia Iowa Illinois Kansas Kentucky Maryland Michigan Minnesota Missouri Mississippi Montana North Carolina North Dakota Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Nevada New York Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Vermont Washington Wisconsin West Virginia Wyoming
What does Class I mean?
Class I is the most serious FDA recall class: there is a reasonable probability that using or being exposed to the product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.
Source: FDA (medical devices), recall Z-1757-2025. Official notice. Republished from public data; RecallFlag is not affiliated with the FDA.