Z-1690-2016Class II

1) 24 G x 0.75 in. BD Angiocath" Autoguard" shielded IV catheter (0.7 mm x 19 mm) made of FEP polymer catalog...

Name: Z-1690-2016 1) 24 G x 0.75 in. BD Angiocath" Autoguard" shielded IV catheter (0.7 mm x 19 mm) made of FEP polymer catalog...
Creator: Becton Dickinson & Company
Published: 2016-03-18
License: https://open.fda.gov/license/

Becton Dickinson & Co / initiated 2016-03-18 / Terminated / root cause: design

FDA source

Becton Dickinson & Company began a recall of 1) 24 G x 0.75 in. BD Angiocath" Autoguard" shielded IV catheter (0.7 mm x 19 mm) made of FEP polymer catalog number 381700 2) 24 G x 0.56 in. BD Angiocath-N"... on 2016-03-18. FDA classified it as Class II and gives the reason as "The device may have a defect in the catheter. In some instances this defect could result in catheter separation or breakage". As of 2026-09-10, the recall status on record is Terminated, and MDM tags the root cause as design.

Recall record

Recall number: Z-1690-2016
Classification: Class II
Status: Terminated
Initiated: 2016-03-18
Posted: 2016-05-18
Terminated: 2017-07-19
Recalling firm: Becton Dickinson & Co
Product: 1) 24 G x 0.75 in. BD Angiocath" Autoguard" shielded IV catheter (0.7 mm x 19 mm) made of FEP polymer catalog number 381700 2) 24 G x 0.56 in. BD Angiocath-N" Autoguard" shielded IV catheter (0.7 mm x 14 mm) made of FEP polymer catalog number 381720
Product code: FOZ Catheter, Intravascular, Therapeutic, Short-Term Less Than 30 Days
Reason for recall: The device may have a defect in the catheter. In some instances this defect could result in catheter separation or breakage.
Root cause tag: design
FDA root cause: Device Design
Action: BD isssued an urgent voluntary product recall lettter/recall response card on 3/18/2016.
Quantity in commerce: 1,305,150 units
Distribution: Nationwide
Product codes and lots: Catalog Number 381720 - 24 G x 0.75 in. BD Angiocath" Autoguard" shielded IV catheter (0.7 mm x 19 mm) made of FEP polymer. 3121951 3143801 3190895 3254585 3303872 4051735 4133600 4177944 4219570 4289603 4317642 5063833 5106687 5125665 5230884 5300771 24 G x 0.56 in. BD Angiocath-N" Autoguard" shielded IV catheter (0.7 mm x 14 mm) made of FEP polymer 3045792 3106688 3289840 4059581 4203557 5002915 5063827 5125565 5300772

Enforcement reports

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FDA enforcement reports joined to recall event Z-1690-2016
Recall number	Class	Status	Voluntary or mandated	Report date	Classified
Z-1690-2016	Class II	Terminated	Voluntary: Firm initiated	2016-05-25	2016-05-18

Product code FOZ

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About this record

Sourced from the FDA device recall database and the FDA enforcement reports, both ingested from openFDA. The recall record supplies the product, the reason and the product code; the enforcement report supplies the classification. The two datasets are exported by FDA on different days, and the date above is the older of the two, so nothing on this page is newer than it says.

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Data as of 2026-10-14, the FDA export date for this dataset. Page last changed 2026-09-05. View this recall on fda.gov (opens on fda.gov)