BRANMOOR
THURSDAY · 14 MAY 2026

FDA Device Recall Z-1275-2023

Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · Alameda, CA

Class I — life-threatening Ongoing

Highest impact — Class I device recall — FDA determination that use of, or exposure to, the device will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Distribution is nationwide and the recall remains in progress.

Device

FreeStyle Libre Reader, REF: 71951-01, 71952-01, 71953-01 a component of the FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System

Lot / serial / GTIN: REF/UDI-DI/Lot: 71951-01/357599805005/02C313D, 01C256D, 03C222D ,01C174D ,03C166D, 03C152D, 01C143D, 02C115D, 01C084D, 02C087D, 01C073D, 03B251D, 04B251D, 02B251D, 02B109D, 02B082D, 03B082D, 03B014D, 04A350D, 02A289D, 02A279D; 71952-01/357599804008/01B179D, 02B176D, 02B174D, 03B174D, 02B172D, 03B172D, 01B172D, 02B163D, 01B163D, 02B159D, 02B160D, 01B160D, 04B154D, 05B154D, 02B154D, 04B152D, 03B152D, 01B147D, 02B147D, 03B144D, 01B131D, 01B133D, 02B132D, 01B132D, 03B131D, 02B131D, 01B125D, 02B124D, 05B124D, 05B120D, 01B118D, 02B118D, 01B116D, 02B116D, 03B116D, 04B112D, 02B112D, 04B111D, 01B111D, 02B111D, 01B110D, 01B103D, 02B103D, 01B100D, 01B098D, 03B097D, 03B096D, 02B096D, 04B095D, 02B095D, 03B095D, 01B086D, 01B088D, 02B088D, 01B085D, 02B085D, 03B085D, 02B084D, 01B076D, 04B070D, 02B069D, 02B064D, 03B064D, 01B064D, 01B053D, 02B053D, 02B050D, 03B041D, 02B037D, 03B037D, 04B037D, 05B034D, 01B033D, 02B033D, 03B032D, 06B021D, 01B018D, 01B014D, 02B004D, 01A346D, 05A344D, 01A343D, 04A340D, 03A340D, 02A338D, 01A330D, 02A329D, 02A322D, 01A322D, 02A321D, 01A316D, 03A316D, 02A315D, 03A311D, 02A311D, 03A310D, 01A311D, 01A308D, 01A302D, 01A301D, 01A296D, 02A296D, 01A289D, 03A288D, 03A275D, 02A275D, 01A272D, 01A273D, 02A272D, 03A269D, 03A263D, 01A258D, 01A256D, 02A256D, 02A255D, 01A255D, 01A253D, 01A254D, 01A252D, 03A233D, 03A225D, 01A223D, 01A224D, 02A220D, 03A220D, 01A220D, 01A210D, 02A210D, 02A209D, 01A206D, 02A206D, 03A206D, 04A205D; 71953-01/357599803001/06B074F, 01C346D, 03C340D, 01C341D, 02C340D, 01C340D, 02C334D, 04C334D, 01C334D, 01C327D, 01C332D, 01C326D, 01C325D, 02C325D, 01C322D, 02C321D, 03C320D, 01C318D, 01C317D, 01C313D, 02C312D, 01C307D, 01C308D, 03C305D, 01C305D, 02C305D, 01C300D, 02C298D, 01C299D, 01C298D, 03C294D, 06C292D, 02C294D, 04C292D, 02C287D, 01C283D, 03C279D, 02C278D, 01C273D, 04C276D, 01C272D, 01C276D, 08C271D, 01C266D, 03C270D, 02C265D, 02C262D, 02C257D, 03C257D, 01C257D, 02C256D, 03C256D, 02C255D, 03C251D, 02C250D, 01C249D, 02C245D, 01C245D, 04C243D, 02C242D, 02C243D, 01C242D, 01C243D, 03C242D, 04C241D, 02C237D, 03C238D, 01C237D, 03C236D, 02C236D, 01C228D, 02C229D, 03C224D, 01C227D, 01C224D, 02C224D, 01C223D, 02C223D, 03C213D, 01C207D, 01C209D, 02C208D, 03C207D, 01C201D, 02C199D, 05C199D, 03C199D, 03C196D, 02C193D, 01C194D, 01C188D, 02C188D, 01C186D, 01C182D, 01C181D, 02C181D, 02C172D, 05C165D, 03C165D, 01C161D, 01C159D, 03C159D, 01C146D, 05C146D, 01C144D, 02C145D, 02C143D, 01C140D, 02C140D, 03C140D, 04C140D, 04C138D, 01C137D, 01C138D, 01C133D, 01C136D, 02C136D, 03C133D, 02C133D, 02C130D, 03C129D, 03C126D, 03C123D, 03C117D, 02C116D, 02C112D, 01C109D, 02C080D, 01C075D, 01C077D, 02C074D, 03C075D, 02C073D, 03C074D, 01C074D, 01C034F, 02C032F, 01C028F, 02C031F, 03C031F, 03C028F, 02C025F, 02C013D, 01C014D, 03C013D, 01C011D, 01C012D, 02C010D, 02C005D, 01C006D, 03C005D, 02B363D, 01B362D, 02B362D, 01B356D, 04B356D, 05B356D, 02B356D, 04B354D, 03B351D, 04B352D, 06B349F, 02B344F, 01B343F, 04B302F, 01B342F, 02B342F, 02B343F, 01B341F, 02B341F, 01B341D, 02B341D, 01B302F, 01B340F, 02B340F, 03B302F, 04B301F, 01B337D, 01B337F, 02B337F, 01B336F, 02B336F, 01B335F, 03B335F, 02B333D, 01B334D, 01B333D, 01B308D, 02B328F, 01B327F, 03B326F, 04B326F, 01B323F, 01B326F, 06B322F, 01B305D, 07B322F, 05B322F, 01B313D, 03B312D, 03B313D, 02B312D, 01B310D, 01B308F, 01B309F, 01B309D, 02B308F, 03B306F, 01B306F, 02B306F, 01B306D, 02B305D, 01B289D, 02B289D, 01B288D, 02B229D, 02B216D, 01B215D, 02B211D, 02B208D, 01B208D, 01B205D, 01B207D, 03B203D, 02B203D, 03B109D, 05B082D, 02B083D, 02B082F, 04B082F, 02B081F, 03B081F, 02B078F, 05B078F, 01B077F, 05B076F, 02B076F, 05B075F, 04B074F, 05B071F, 01B071F, 02B046F, 05B043F, 06B046F, 09B046F, 02B042F, 03B043F, 05B046F, 03B041F, 05B041F, 03B036F, 01B036F, 01B039F, 03B039F, 02B036F, 05B035F, 02B035F, 04B034F, 04B035F, 06B034F, 07B034F, 02B034F, 11B021F, 02B013F, 04B013F, 01B015F, 01B012F, 01B014F, 05B013F, 03B012F, 01B008F, 01B011F, 01B007F, 02B007F, 01A364D, 02A363D, 02A358D, 01A352D, 03A352D, 02A351D, 03A350D, 03A344D, 02A340D, 01A328D, 03A325D, 04A325D, 02A304D, 02A303D, 02A297D, 02A298D, 03A296D, 01A290D, 02A283D, 01A283D, 01A281D, 02A280D, 03A268D, 01A267D, 02A268D, 03A266D, 04A262D, 01A259D, 01A260D, 02A248D, 02A240D, 06A232D, 02A232D, 01A231D, 03A231D, 04A225D, 05A225D, 01A219D, 04A218D, 05A218D, 06A218D, 02A212D, 01A211D, 02A211D, 03A210D, 02A205D, 03A205D, 01A204D, 02A203D, 04A202D, 01A202D, 04A198D, 05A198D, 01A198D, 02A198D, 03A198D

Quantity: 1,534,532

Reason for recall

Lithium-ion batteries in glucose monitoring system readers may swell, overheat, or pose fire hazard. Only use the charging cable/power adapter included with readers. Do not use reader if it is damaged, cracked, swelling, too hot to hold, it will no longer hold charge, or it fails Reader Test. Do not use other chargers. User Manual update includes instructions on reader safe storage, charging, use.

Recall record

Recall number
Z-1275-2023
Classification
Class I
Status
Ongoing
Voluntary or mandated
Voluntary: Firm initiated
Firm notification
Letter
Distribution
U.S. Nationwide.
Recall initiated
2023-02-13
Classified by FDA Center
2023-04-06
FDA published
2023-04-12
Recalling firm
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.
Firm location
Alameda, CA

Operational response

A Class I device recall indicates a strong likelihood of serious adverse health consequence or death from continued use. Identify affected units by serial number, lot, or GTIN against your inventory and against implanted-device patient registry. Pull affected inventory from active use immediately. For implanted devices, follow the recalling firm’s patient-notification protocol; in most cases this requires informing affected patients and their treating physicians directly.

For the official FDA enforcement record, see FDA's Recall Search.

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