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Device recall: Medline Hudson RCI, DBD-CIRCUIT,VENT,INSPIRATORY,HEATED,NEO, Medline Product Number/SKU HUD78019 (Teleflex Product Numbe
Medline Industries, LP (Northfield, IL) initiated this device recall on 13 Jul 2026; FDA lists 3 product records under event 99403, classified Class II.
FDA defines Class II as a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. 87% of the 572 device enforcement events initiated in 2026 carry the same class.
Status: Ongoing. Initiation: voluntary: firm initiated. Medline Industries, LP has 66 enforcement events on this register, with a median of 5 product records per event.
Recall classification reflects the relative degree of health hazard. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. openFDA export dated 28 Sep 2026.
Recalling firm
Medline Industries, LP, Northfield, IL.
Reason for recall
"Neonatal and infant heated wire breathing circuits may experience sporadic failure. The heated wire connector (pigtail) at the humidifier may exhibit discoloration, melting, smoke, burning odor, or other signs of localized thermal damage. Device failure may predispose infant to bronchospasm, inspissated secretions, and airway obstruction, as well as inadvertent positive end-expiratory pressure…"
Distribution
"Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the country of Panama."
Product records
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z-2991-2026 | Medline Hudson RCI, DBD-CIRCUIT,VENT,INSPIRATORY,HEATED,NEO, Medline Product Number/SKU HUD78019 (Teleflex Product Number/SKU 780-19); breathing circuit. Respiratory gas humidifier. | 20 units | Class II | Ongoing | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Z-2992-2026 | Medline breathing circuits labeled as: 1) HUDSON RCI, CIRCUIT, HTD, DL, NEONATE, 48, Medline Product Number/SKU HUD78007 (Teleflex Product Number/SKU 780-07); 2) HUDSON RCI, DBM-CIRCUIT,VENT,NEONATAL,21 V, Medline Product Number/SKU HUD78009 (Teleflex Product Number/SKU 780-09); 3) HUDSON RCI,… | 145525 units | Class II | Ongoing | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Z-2993-2026 | Medline breathing circuits labeled as: 1) MEDLINE HUDSON RCI, CIRCUIT, NEO, SING LIMB, HTD,COLUMN, Medline Product Number/SKU HUD78001KIT (Teleflex Product Number/SKU 780-01KIT); 2) MEDLINE HUDSON RCI, CIRCUIT, NEO, DUAL LIMB HTD, COLUMN, Medline Product Number/SKU HUD78007KIT (Teleflex Product Number/SKU 780-07KIT);… | 271406 units | Class II | Ongoing | 2 Sep 2026 |
Context
Other enforcement events for Medline Industries, LP
All 66 events for Medline Industries, LP
Questions and answers
Why was this device recalled?
FDA's record gives the reason for recall as: "Neonatal and infant heated wire breathing circuits may experience sporadic failure. The heated wire connector (pigtail) at the humidifier may exhibit discoloration, melting, smoke, burning odor, or other signs of localized thermal damage. Device failure may predispose infant to bronchospasm, inspissated secretions, and airway obstruction, as well as inadvertent positive end-expiratory pressure…"
What does Class II mean?
FDA classifies recalls by relative degree of health hazard. Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.
Where was the product distributed?
FDA's distribution pattern field reads: "Worldwide distribution - US Nationwide and the country of Panama."
Is the recall still ongoing?
FDA lists the status as Ongoing. "Terminated" means FDA has determined that all reasonable efforts to remove or correct the product have been made.
Where does this data come from?
openFDA enforcement reports (food, drug and device), CC0, export dated 28 Sep 2026. Text in quotation marks is FDA's. The FDA enforcement report linked above is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: openFDA device enforcement reports (CC0), export dated 28 Sep 2026; records grouped by FDA event number. The class shown for the event is the most severe class among its records. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.